Teaching Assistant - Values-Led School

Are you looking for a Teaching Assistant role in a school where kindness, consistency, and respect genuinely shape the culture?

This South Shields school is seeking a Teaching Assistant who believes that strong relationships are the foundation for learning. The staff team is supportive, reflective, and committed to doing what’s right for pupils, even when it takes extra time and care.

You’ll be part of a school that values teamwork, celebrates progress in all its forms, and understands the impact that a steady, encouraging adult can have on a child’s confidence.

• Supporting pupils in class to access learning
• Providing additional help where pupils need reassurance or guidance
• Encouraging positive behaviour and emotional resilience
• Working collaboratively with teachers and support staff
• Helping create a safe, inclusive learning environment

• Experience supporting children or young people
• A caring, dependable, and reflective approach
• Strong interpersonal skills
• A real commitment to pupil wellbeing and development

Free Thrive training provided if you’re not already trained.

• Weekly pay through PAYE
• Free CPD and Thrive training
• Ongoing consultant support
• Opportunities to build a long-term career in education

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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