Graduate Sports Coach Teaching Assistant – Northumberland (Full-Time)

You've motivated teams, inspired players and built confidence through sport. Now inspire learners in the classroom.

Protocol Education is recruiting a Graduate Sports Coach Teaching Assistant to work within a specialist SEND and SEMH school in Northumberland.

Many of the skills that make an outstanding coach also make an exceptional Teaching Assistant. Your ability to motivate others, build resilience, encourage teamwork and remain positive under pressure can have a life-changing impact on learners who need strong role models.

Working alongside experienced teachers and pastoral staff, you'll help learners develop confidence, emotional resilience and a positive attitude towards education. You'll support classroom learning while also using your sporting background to engage learners who respond well to active, practical approaches.

Why work with Protocol Education?

We're passionate about helping talented people discover rewarding careers in education.

When you join us you'll receive:

• Weekly PAYE pay
• Free accredited CPD
• SEND and Behaviour Management training
• Dedicated consultant support
• Long-term and permanent opportunities
• Career progression into teaching

What you'll be doing

• Supporting learners academically and emotionally
• Delivering structured activities that promote teamwork and confidence
• Encouraging positive behaviour through consistent role modelling
• Helping learners regulate emotions
• Building trusting relationships
• Supporting classroom learning across different subjects
• Working collaboratively with teachers and pastoral teams
• Celebrating learner progress every day

What we're looking for

You'll have a Sports degree, coaching qualification or strong coaching background.

Most importantly, you'll be energetic, approachable and resilient, with a genuine desire to help young people overcome challenges and achieve success.

This role is ideal if you're considering teacher training or looking to build a long-term career within education.

Apply today and turn your passion for sport into a career that changes lives.

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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