SEMH Teaching Assistant

Job Title : SEMH Support Assistant – Secondary Schools

Location : Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Salary : £–£110 per day (paid weekly via PAYE)

Start Date : Immediate

Contract Type : Full-time, Term-Time Only

Be the calm in the classroom. The difference-maker. The person who gets it.

We’re looking for brilliant SEMH Support Assistants to join secondary schools across Newcastle—supporting students with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs who need more than just a lesson plan. They need someone who listens, who stays steady, and who believes in them, even on the tough days.

What the role looks like :

Supporting students 1 : 1 and in small groups to build trust and emotional regulation

Working closely with SENCOs, pastoral teams, and teaching staff

Using trauma-informed approaches to reduce anxiety and improve engagement

Helping students stay on track emotionally, socially, and academically

What we’re looking for :

Experience working with young people with SEMH or behavioural needs

A resilient, empathetic, and non-judgemental approach

Confidence to handle challenging behaviour with calmness and care

Bonus if you’ve worked in PRUs, APs or similar settings

Thrive trained? Amazing. Not yet? We’ll cover it.

We offer FREE Thrive training for all staff—giving you tools to support emotional development and stand out to schools.

Why work with Protocol Education?

Weekly pay through PAYE—no umbrella hassle

Free CPD including behaviour and mental health courses

Local schools, close to home

Supportive consultant who’s just a call away

Referral rewards when you bring a friend

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 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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