Protocol Education is working closely with friendly primary schools across South Bristol to find caring, reliable and flexible Learning Support Staff who love supporting younger learners in their early school years.
This includes Teaching Assistants, Learning Support Assistants, SEND support staff and intervention specialists who enjoy making a difference beyond the front of the classroom, especially through patience, encouragement and consistency. At Protocol Education, we pride ourselves on matching support staff to both short- and long-term roles that suit their experience and availability.
You’ll be supporting children mainly across KS1, with some EYFS and KS2 where needed, working one-to-one or in small groups. Your role will focus on helping pupils feel safe, confident and settled in school, supporting early reading, phonics, number work and classroom routines, while encouraging positive behaviour and a love of learning.
You’ll be joining schools with warm, inclusive cultures where kindness, teamwork and staff wellbeing genuinely matter.
If you’re someone who finds real reward in helping young children overcome early barriers to learning and grow in confidence day by day, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
Why choose Protocol Education?
• Flexible work, choose where and when you work
• Paid per day, with weekly pay
• Local primary schools, no long commutes
• Dedicated consultants who support you and help you grow within education
• Easy-to-use booking system
• £50 PAYE referral bonus when you recommend a friend
Pay: £89 to £94 per day
Location: South Bristol
A bit about you
• Comfortable supporting children aged 4 to 7
• Patient, calm and nurturing in the classroom
• Friendly, approachable and reassuring for young learners
• Happy to adapt and support where needed
• Understanding of children’s needs, including additional and SEND needs
What we need to clear you
• Passport
• Two proofs of address, such as a driving licence, utility bill, council tax bill or P45/P60
• CV covering the last 10 years of work or education, with any gaps explained
• Two years of references, including childcare where applicable
• OSPC if you’ve lived overseas for three months or more in the last five years
If this sounds like your kind of KS1 role, we’d love to chat and help you find a school where you’ll feel supported, valued and excited to start the day.
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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