Teaching Assistant

Position: Teaching Assistant (Contract)
Looking for a full-time role where you feel supported, valued, and properly looked after?
This Learning Support Assistant role in Romford offers weekly PAYE pay, free CPD and SEND training, long-term stability, and a dedicated Protocol consultant who’s on your side from day one. No umbrella companies, no being left in the dark, just the right school, the right support, and a role where what you do really matters.

Some roles are about turning up.
This one’s about being the calm, the encouragement, and the steady presence that helps a child believe they can.

We’re working with welcoming schools in Havering who are looking for full-time Learning Support Assistants to support pupils who just need a bit of extra help to thrive. You’ll be part of the classroom day in, day out, building trust, confidence, and those little lightbulb moments that make it all worth it.

What your days might look like

You’ll be supporting pupils either one-to-one or in small groups, helping them stay engaged, feel safe, and access learning in a way that works for them. That could be in a mainstream classroom, a SEND setting, or somewhere in between. No two days are the same, and that’s half the magic.

Why join Protocol Education?

We know support staff are the glue that holds schools together, and we treat you that way.

When you join Protocol, you get:

Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella companies, no faff

A dedicated consultant who actually gets to know you and what you’re good at

FREE access to our CPD Academy, including SEND and wellbeing training

Long-term, full-time roles in schools that value support staff

Local placements in Havering, cutting down commute stress

A referral scheme, because great people know great people

You’re never just a name on a timesheet here. We check in, we listen, and we’ve got your back.

What we’re looking for

You don’t need to have done this exact role before. If you’ve worked with children or young people, have a calm and patient nature, and genuinely care about making a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Experience with SEND is a bonus, not a barrier.

Ready to get started?

If you’re looking for a full-time role where you’re valued, supported, and matched with the right school, this could be a brilliant next step.

Apply now and let’s chat about what you’re looking for and how we can help you get there.

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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