Qualified Teaching Assistant (SEND)
Location: Gateshead
Contract: Full-time, Long-term
Start Date: September 2025
Salary: £89–£108 per day
About the Setting
This is a specialist environment for children and young people aged 2–19 with profound, severe, and multiple learning difficulties. What makes this setting distinctive is its deeply personalised approach—every learner follows a pathway that’s shaped around their needs, abilities, and aspirations.
Pupils here are supported not just to learn, but to thrive: building independence, communication, and life skills in a nurturing community that celebrates every achievement, no matter how small. The school’s ethos is rooted in inclusion, respect, and care, ensuring that each young person is empowered to flourish both in and beyond the classroom.
The Role
We’re looking for a compassionate and skilled Qualified Teaching Assistant to support children with a wide range of additional needs. You’ll work closely with class teachers, therapists, and families to provide consistent, meaningful support that helps pupils achieve their individual learning goals.
Key Responsibilities:
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Provide one-to-one and small-group support tailored to pupils with complex needs
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Assist with sensory-based and therapeutic activities that form part of the curriculum
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Use a range of communication methods, such as PECS, Makaton, or assistive technology, to support access to learning
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Encourage independence, resilience, and positive social interaction
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Support with personal care routines in a respectful, dignified manner
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Contribute to behaviour support and emotional regulation strategies
What We’re Looking For
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A recognised Teaching Assistant qualification (Level 2/3 or above)
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Experience supporting pupils with profound, multiple, or severe learning difficulties
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Knowledge of communication tools such as Makaton, PECS, or AAC (desirable but training provided)
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A patient, empathetic, and proactive approach to learning support
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Commitment to teamwork, safeguarding, and inclusive practice
Why Apply?
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Join a setting where personalised pathways unlock potential for every learner
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Be part of a highly skilled team that works closely with therapists, families, and external agencies
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Access free CPD, including Protocol’s Thrive training, to strengthen your skills in emotional wellbeing and SEND support
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Weekly pay via PAYE and tailored consultant support throughout your placement
This role isn’t just about supporting learning it’s about being part of a community where every success, no matter the size, is celebrated and every child is supported to live their best life.
Apply today and discover the impact you could make.
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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