College Teaching Assistant - Immediate/Sept 2025 Start!

Protocol Education Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in education is seeking enthusiastic teaching assistants to support young people with special needs in an outstanding specialist college. The role involves working in small groups, promoting independence, and encouraging sensory-based learning. This is a yearlong placement with competitive pay and opportunities for training.

Benefits

Free training such as Team Teach

Experienced consultant support

Competitive pay

Qualifications

• Experience working with special needs is essential.
• Comfortable in educational settings and promoting independence.
• Ability to support students in vocational courses.

Responsibilities

• Support students aged 16-25 with special needs in small groups.
• Assist in vocational courses and community outreach work.
• Teach life skills like cooking and shopping.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Communication

Patience

Education

Relevant qualifications and training

Job description

Protocol Education are currently recruiting teaching assistants who are looking to move into education and work in an outstanding specialist college to start immediately or from September 2025. This college are looking for enthusiastic and outgoing people who are comfortable working with special needs and keen to apply their skills in an educational setting. As a teaching assistant, you will be supporting young people aged from 16 - 25 years old with special needs in small groups or on a one-to-one basis, assisting in vocational courses, supporting students in the community, developing independence and helping learners with employability. In addition, you will be developing learner's numeracy, literacy and delivering creative sessions such as cooking, music, and art.

The role:

• Located in Southwark, London
• Monday to Thursday, with the option of other work on Fridays
• Yearlong placement with the option of working continuing
• Working in class sizes of no more than 6 - 8 students per class
• Supporting students in lessons and on a one-to-one basis
• Promoting a positive learning experience and social awareness
• Encouraging sensory based learning
• Working with students in community outreach work
• Teaching life skills such as cooking, shopping, and promoting independence

Benefits:

• Experienced consultant
• Free training such as Team Teach to support you in your role
• No umbrella companies
• Competitive pay

To be considered for to this role please submit your application ASAP whilst roles last. Alternatively, you can email your CV [e-mail].

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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