Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistants Wanted in Sheffield, Make a Real Difference Every Day

Looking for a role where no two days are the same, your support genuinely matters, and you leave work knowing you’ve helped a child grow in confidence?

We’re looking for enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to work in friendly and supportive schools across Sheffield. Whether you’ve worked in education before or you’re bringing experience from care, coaching, youth work or support roles, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing:
• Supporting pupils in the classroom and around school
• Helping children stay engaged, confident and motivated
• Working alongside teachers to create positive learning environments
• Providing 1:1 or small group support where needed
• Encouraging pupils to thrive both academically and emotionally

What we’re looking for:
• A positive attitude and genuine passion for supporting young people
• Strong communication skills and a patient, calm approach
• Experience working with children or young people is desirable, but not essential
• Someone reliable, adaptable and ready to get involved

Why join us?
✨ Flexible work to fit around your lifestyle
✨ Opportunities in primary, secondary and SEND schools across Sheffield
✨ Ongoing support from a friendly local consultant
✨ Free CPD and training opportunities, including Thrive training
✨ A great way to gain experience and build a career in education

Whether you’re considering a future in teaching or simply enjoy helping young people succeed, this could be the perfect next step.

Apply today and start making a difference in Sheffield classrooms

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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