Early Years Teaching Assistant - SEND Support

Some children don’t need louder.
They need calmer.

A nurturing primary school in Gateshead is looking for an Early Years Teaching Assistant who can be the steady presence in a busy EYFS classroom, supporting pupils with high levels of need.

This is a full-time role, 8.30am to 3.30pm
, perfect for someone who understands that progress sometimes looks like eye contact, a shared smile, or five regulated minutes.

• Supporting children with complex needs, 1:1 and in small groups

• Creating safe, predictable routines that help children feel secure

• Using consistency and kindness to support behaviour and emotional regulation

• Working closely with the class teacher and SEND team to adapt learning

• Noticing and celebrating the small wins, because they matter

• Has experience with SEND, SEMH, or high levels of need

• Stays calm when things feel tricky

• Understands child development in Early Years

• Brings warmth, empathy, and resilience

• Shows up every day as a reliable, reassuring adult

• A supportive Gateshead school that truly values its TAs

• Clear routines and strong teamwork

• The chance to make a life‑shaping difference at the very start of a child’s journey

• Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella faff

• Free access to our online CPD Academy

• Ongoing support from a friendly local consultant

If you bring calm to chaos and believe every child deserves someone steady in their corner, we’d love to hear from you.

Not Thrive trained yet? We offer it free to our educators, and schools really value it.

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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