Primary School Teaching Assistant - EYFS & SEND

There’s a child in this Gateshead school who needs consistency.
Who needs someone who doesn’t give up on them.
Who needs you.

A supportive primary school in Gateshead is looking for an Early Years Teaching Assistant to work 8.30am to 3.30pm
, supporting children with complex needs in their EYFS setting.

• 1:1 and small group support

• Creating safe, structured learning spaces

• Supporting emotional regulation and behaviour

• Working alongside teachers and SEND professionals

• Celebrating progress others might miss

• Experience with SEND or high needs

• Patience and resilience

• Strong understanding of Early Years practice

• A warm, steady presence

• Reliability and commitment

• Strong team culture

• Clear routines and collaboration

• A chance to make a lasting impact

• Weekly PAYE pay

• Free online CPD Academy

• Dedicated consultant support

• Opportunities across mainstream and SEND settings

If you believe small steps lead to big change, let’s talk.

And if you haven’t done Thrive training yet, we’ll sort that for 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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