Secondary SEMH Teaching Assistant

Secondary SEMH Teaching Assistant – Behaviour and Engagement

Location: Sunderland
Pay: £90–£110 per day
Contract: Full-Time, Ongoing
Start Date: As soon as possible

We are recruiting a Secondary SEMH Teaching Assistant to support pupils with emotional and behavioural needs in a structured secondary setting.

This role supports young people who may have struggled in mainstream education and require consistent, understanding support to re‑engage with learning.

You will work alongside teachers and pastoral staff to provide emotional, behavioural and learning support throughout the school day.

• Supporting pupils with SEMH needs in lessons
• Helping manage behaviour calmly and consistently
• Supporting engagement with learning and routines
• Working 1:1 and in small groups
• Encouraging emotional regulation and reflection

• Has experience with SEMH or behaviour support
• Is resilient and calm under pressure
• Enjoys working with secondary‑aged pupils
• Believes in inclusive, restorative approaches

This is a meaningful role supporting young people to rebuild confidence and engagement.

Apply today to take the next step in your SEMH support career.

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.