Behind every confident learner is someone like you.
We’re looking for thoughtful, proactive Learning Support Assistants to join our partner primary schools across Southwark. If you’re the kind of person who spots when a child’s struggling and knows just how to help, we want to hear from you.
These are full-time roles where you’ll make a daily difference—supporting pupils with their learning, building their confidence, and helping classrooms run smoothly.
In this role, you’ll be:
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Supporting children who need a boost with literacy, numeracy, or focus
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Working 1:1 or in small groups, depending on needs
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Helping teachers deliver lessons that reach every child
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Encouraging, guiding, and celebrating every step of progress
What we’re looking for:
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Experience working with children (school or youth setting preferred)
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A positive, calm approach and great communication skills
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Confidence supporting pupils with varying needs
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Patience, reliability, and a good sense of humour always helps!
What you’ll get from Protocol Education:
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Weekly pay through PAYE – no umbrella, no stress
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FREE access to CPD including Thrive, SEND, and classroom behaviour training
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Local support from consultants who know Lewisham schools
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Opportunities to grow into specialist or long-term roles
Thrive training? Even better. If not, we’ll help you access it—on us. Schools really value it, and so do we.
Apply today and help pupils in Lewisham get the support they deserve—because learning is a team effort, and they need you on theirs.
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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