English Graduate - Literacy & SEMH Support Assistant

English Graduate – Literacy & SEMH Support Assistant

Location: Gateshead
Start Date: Immediate or September

Love language? Believe words can build confidence?

We’re recruiting an English graduate to support literacy development in a SEMH provision in Gateshead.

Many pupils in this setting have gaps in reading and writing due to disrupted education. Your role will be to help rebuild those foundations.

• Supporting small group literacy sessions
• Helping pupils engage with reading in a non-judgemental way
• Supporting writing and communication tasks
• Encouraging confidence in classroom participation
• Working closely with class teachers to adapt materials

This is about more than grammar. It’s about giving young people a voice.

• A well-supported and structured school environment
• Clear behaviour systems
• Strong pastoral and SEN support
• Meaningful relationships with pupils

• Weekly PAYE pay
• Free CPD Academy
• Dedicated consultant support
• Pathways into teacher training or educational careers

Ready to turn your degree into something powerful? Let’s talk.

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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