Looking for a role where your experience really counts?
We’re on the lookout for a brilliant HLTA to join our primary team. If you’re the calm in the classroom chaos, the person teachers turn to when they need backup, and the kind of person kids remember for all the right reasons—you might just be our perfect match.
Why this role?
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Real flexibility: long-term, short-term, or permanent—your call.
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Be part of a team that values what you bring to the table.
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Work in schools where you’re not “just support staff”—you’re key.
What we’re after:
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HLTA status (or equivalent)
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Confidence supporting KS1 and KS2 learning
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A warm, proactive approach that kids and teachers love
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Ability to lead small groups or whole-class sessions when needed
Extras that go a long way:
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Thrive trained? Brilliant! Not yet? We’ll pay for it. Thrive training boosts your impact in the classroom—and schools love it.
✅ You’ll also get:
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Weekly pay through PAYE
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Access to Protocol’s online CPD Academy (free!)
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Friendly support from your own dedicated consultant
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Flexibility to choose your days
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AWR-compliant pay and working conditions
And yes—safeguarding is serious business for us. That’s why we’ll carry out detailed checks and you’ll need (or be ready to get) an Enhanced DBS registered to the Update Service.
Call Joshua Birks on 0114 252 1970 or email joshua.birks@protocol-education.com to get started.
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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