Inclusion Support Assistant

Inclusion Support Assistant - Ferryhill

A specialist SEMH school in Ferryhill is seeking dedicated Inclusion Support Assistants to join their team for the new academic year.

The school provides a nurturing and supportive environment for pupils who require additional emotional, behavioural and educational support. Staff work collaboratively to ensure every young person has the opportunity to thrive both academically and personally.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs
• Delivering intervention and mentoring support
• Encouraging positive behaviour and engagement in learning
• Assisting pupils during transitions and breaktimes
• Working closely with teaching and pastoral staff
• Recording and monitoring pupil progress

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience supporting children or young people
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Patient, resilient and adaptable approach
• Ability to remain calm in challenging situations
• Passionate about inclusion and pupil wellbeing
• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service or willingness to obtain one

What Protocol Education Offers

• Weekly PAYE pay
• Dedicated consultant support
• Free CPD and online training opportunities

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.