Trainee Teaching Assistant

Location: South Shields
Job Type: Permanent
Industry: SEN
Reference: 311023229
Salary: £90 - 110 per day
Job Published: about 13 hours ago

We are recruiting a Trainee Teaching Assistant for a welcoming school in South Shields that is keen to support new staff entering education. The school places strong emphasis on relationships, consistency and pupil wellbeing and offers a supportive environment for trainees.

This role is suited to candidates from customer service, care, youth work or similar backgrounds who are looking for a meaningful, long-term career change.

South Shields | On-site parking available
£90 – £110 per day | PAYE

About the role

  • Supporting learning across the classroom

  • Working with pupils who need extra encouragement

  • Supporting behaviour and engagement

  • Assisting teachers with daily classroom activities

  • Developing classroom confidence and experience

About the school

  • Inclusive mainstream setting

  • Clear routines and structured support

  • Strong pastoral systems

  • Supportive and approachable leadership team

The ideal candidate

  • Calm, approachable and reliable

  • Willingness to learn and take feedback

  • Interest in child development or education

  • No formal qualifications required

Why work through Protocol Education

  • PAYE only, paid weekly

  • Training and CPD provided at no cost

  • Thrive training available

  • Dedicated consultant support throughout

Apply now to begin building experience in a supportive school setting.

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.

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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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