Do you naturally connect with young people and support their wellbeing?
We’re looking for a Pastoral-focused Teaching Assistant to support pupils who benefit from emotional guidance, structure, and encouragement throughout the school day.
This is a rewarding role for someone who enjoys being a trusted adult in a pupil’s school life.
What you’ll be doing:
Supporting pupils with emotional and behavioural needs
Providing reassurance and guidance
Working closely with pastoral and safeguarding teams
Helping pupils regulate emotions and stay engaged
Building positive relationships
What we’re looking for:
Experience in pastoral, youth work, or education settings
A calm, empathetic approach
Strong listening and communication skills
Consistency and patience
Thrive training provided free if you’re not already trained.
Why Protocol Education?
Weekly PAYE pay
Free CPD and Thrive training
Dedicated consultant support
Long-term stability
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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