Teaching Assistant

Full-Time, Part-Time & Supply | Bristol & Surrounding Areas | Immediate Start & Ongoing

Are you passionate about supporting children and young people but don't have previous school-based experience?

Protocol Education is working with a wide range of primary, secondary and specialist schools across Bristol, offering opportunities for people with valuable transferable experience from support work, youth work, mental health support, childcare, care, mentoring and similar backgrounds.

If you have the right attitude, patience and experience supporting people, we can help you take the next step into education.

The Role

As a Teaching Assistant, you may support pupils:

• On a 1:1 or small-group basis.
• With classroom activities and learning.
• With literacy, numeracy and wider curriculum activities.
• With SEND and additional needs.
• With social, emotional and behavioural development.
• To build confidence, independence and positive behaviour.
• With communication and engagement.
• By providing encouragement and pastoral support.
• Alongside teachers, SENCOs and other school staff.
• Within a safe, inclusive and positive learning environment.

Who We're Looking For

You do not need previous school experience if you have relevant transferable experience such as:

• Support Worker
• Youth Worker
• Mental Health Support Worker
• Care Worker
• Childcare Worker
• Residential Support Worker
• Family Support Worker
• Learning Support Worker
• Behaviour Support Worker
• Mentor
• Experience supporting individuals with SEND, Autism, ADHD or SEMH

We are particularly interested in people who are:

• Patient, caring and compassionate.
• Confident supporting individuals with different needs.
• Resilient and able to manage challenging situations.
• Strong communicators and team players.
• Reliable, professional and committed to supporting young people.
• Able to build positive relationships and encourage independence.

What We Offer

• Competitive weekly PAYE rates.
• Full-time, part-time and supply opportunities.
• Immediate starts and ongoing work.
• Opportunities across primary, secondary and specialist SEND settings.
• Free CPD and SEND training.
• Dedicated consultant support.
• Opportunity to gain valuable school-based experience.
• Potential for long-term and permanent positions.

Role Details

Position: Teaching Assistant
Location: Bristol & surrounding areas
Contract: Full-time, part-time & supply
Experience: Education experience desirable but not essential
Transferable Experience: Support Work, Youth Work, Mental Health, Care, Childcare, Mentoring & SEND Support
Start: Immediate & ongoing

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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