SEMH Teaching Assistant
Listed on 2026-10-15
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Education / Teaching
Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional, Special Education Assistant, School Counseling & Student Support
Are you an experienced Teaching Assistant with a passion for helping young people overcome barriers to learning?
Protocol Education is recruiting a dedicated SEMH Teaching Assistant for a specialist provision in Gateshead. This rewarding role is perfect for someone who thrives on supporting pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs and wants to make a lasting impact.
You'll Be:- Supporting pupils on a 1:1 basis and in small groups
- Helping students regulate emotions and manage behaviour
- Delivering targeted academic and social interventions
- Encouraging positive engagement and participation
- Building trusted relationships with young people
- Have SEMH or behaviour support experience
- Can confidently manage challenging situations
- Are resilient, patient and adaptable
- Have excellent communication skills
- Are committed to helping every pupil succeed
- Competitive daily pay of £105-£125
- Weekly PAYE payments
- Access to free CPD and specialist training
- Career progression opportunities
- Ongoing support from a dedicated education consultant
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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