Teaching Assistant

We’re working with a number of secondary schools across South and Central Bristol that are recruiting Teaching Assistants for immediate and/or September starts.

Schools are interviewing now and many are keen to arrange paid trial days before the summer, giving you the chance to find the right fit ahead of September.

These roles are ideal for experienced Teaching Assistants, graduates, youth workers, support workers, or anyone with experience supporting young people in education or care settings.

The role

As a Teaching Assistant, you’ll support students throughout the school day, working closely with teachers and pastoral teams to help pupils stay engaged, focused and confident in lessons.

Support may include:

• Working in class with teachers
• Supporting pupils one-to-one or in small groups
• Assisting students with SEND or additional needs
• Encouraging positive behaviour and routines
• Providing calm, consistent support across the school day

What schools are looking for

• Experience working with secondary-aged pupils
• A calm, reliable and professional approach
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Confidence supporting behaviour and engagement
• A genuine interest in supporting young people

What’s on offer

• Full-time, long-term opportunities
• September starts, with trial days available now
• Opportunities to secure permanent school contracts
• Supportive school environments with clear routines
• Ongoing support from Protocol Education consultants

Training and development

We offer free CPD to support you in your role, including:

• Thrive Approach
• Team Teach
• Trauma-informed practice
• SEND essentials

If you’re not already Thrive trained, we can support you with this as part of your development with Protocol Education.

Why work with Protocol Education

• Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella deductions
• Free training and CPD
• Dedicated local consultant support
• Opportunities across mainstream, SEND and alternative provisions
• £50 refer-a-friend bonus

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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