Behaviour Support / SEMH Teaching Assistant- Gateshead
Full-time | Long-term role | Start date: September 2025
Are you motivated by the opportunity to support young people who need stability, understanding, and someone who believes in them?
We are working in partnership witha SEND Provision in Gateshead, a specialist provision for secondary-aged pupils who have been permanently excluded or are at risk of exclusion. Many students have social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs and require patient, consistent adults who can help them feel safe, supported, and ready to learn.
What You’ll Be Doing:
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Supporting students on a 1:1 basis and in small groups
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Using de-escalation techniques, restorative approaches, and trauma-informed practice
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Helping students regulate their emotions and make positive behaviour choices
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Supporting classroom learning alongside experienced teaching staff
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Acting as a positive role model and building trust through routine and reliability
Ideal Candidates Will Have:
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Experience working with young people who display challenging behaviour (e.g. in a PRU, AP, mainstream, youth work, care or mentoring role)
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A calm, non-judgemental and consistent approach
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A genuine passion for supporting vulnerable learners
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Confidence to manage behaviour while keeping students’ needs at the heart of everything
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A resilient mindset – someone who can reflect, adapt and keep going
Why This Role?
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Make a real impact in a student’s life by helping them re-engage with education
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Work within a small, supportive school where relationships come first
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Learn from highly experienced SEMH practitioners and pastoral leaders
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Opportunities for training and development in SEND and behaviour support
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Be part of a team that values care, structure, and opportunity for all pupils
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to grow their experience in SEMH, behaviour support or youth intervention work. You don’t need to be a qualified TA – just someone with the right mindset, empathy, and willingness to learn.
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.
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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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