Speech & Language Support Assistant
Listed on 2026-10-10
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Education / Teaching
Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Speech Pathologist, Special Education Assistant, Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional
A specialist SEND school in Gateshead is looking for a passionate Speech & Language Support Assistant to join their team.
If you have a Speech & Language background or experience supporting children with communication needs, this could be an excellent opportunity to make a genuine difference.
Location: Gateshead
Hours: 8:30am - 3:30pm, Monday-Friday
Start Date: ASAP
You'll provide targeted support to pupils who experience speech, language and communication difficulties.
Your role will include:
- 1:1 and small-group interventions
- Supporting speech and language development
- Building vocabulary and comprehension
- Encouraging expressive language
- Supporting social communication
- Helping pupils communicate their needs
- Using visual and communication strategies
- Supporting classroom learning
- Working closely with teachers and SEND staff
- Monitoring pupil progress
We're looking for someone with:
- Speech & Language or SEND experience
- A relevant qualification or degree
- Experience working with children
- A calm and patient approach
- Strong communication skills
- The ability to build positive relationships
- A genuine passion for supporting pupils with additional needs
Experience with
Autism, complex SEND, non-verbal pupils or social communication difficulties would be advantageous.
- Competitive daily pay
- Weekly PAYE payments
- FREE CPD and online training
- Dedicated education consultant
- Specialist SEND opportunities
- Long-term and permanent opportunities
- Ongoing support
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education', this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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