Qualified Teaching Assistant

Qualified Teaching Assistant – Secondary & Sixth Form Support

Location: Peterlee, County Durham
Contract: Full-Time, Long-Term
Start: ASAP
Pay: Competitive daily rate (dependent on experience)

Are you a Level 3 qualified Teaching Assistant who thrives in settings where relationships matter as much as learning outcomes? We’re recruiting someone with passion and dedication to support pupils across secondary and sixth form phases.

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting pupils throughout lessons to access learning

• Working 1:1 and in small groups to deliver personalised support

• Adapting learning resources to meet individual needs

• Supporting independence and life skills development

• Working with teachers and support staff to implement EHCP targets

We’re looking for

• Level 3 TA qualification (or equivalent)

• Experience supporting learners with SEND, ideally Autism and complex needs

• Excellent communication and rapport-building skills

• A calm, positive and reflective approach

Why this role works

• A specialist environment where each child’s progress is celebrated

• Supportive colleagues and strong routines

• Real opportunity to grow your SEND expertise

If you’re motivated by making a meaningful difference every day, we’d love to hear from you.

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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