Learning Support Assistant

Protocol Education Limited; South Shields; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Protocol Education Limited invites applications for Learning Support Assistants to support students in a friendly secondary school in South Tyneside. The role focuses on helping learners access lessons, build confidence and overcome barriers to education, with duties across subjects and in small groups.

Experience in schools is not essential; transferables from care, retail, hospitality, coaching or voluntary work are welcome.

Qualifications

• No specific teaching qualifications required; transferable skills welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Support learning across subjects in classes and with individuals or small groups.
• Encourage positive behaviour, engagement, and confidence in students.
• Build positive relationships with pupils and staff to create a supportive learning environment.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Every child deserves someone who believes in them.

Protocol Education is recruiting Learning Support Assistants to work within a friendly and supportive secondary school in South Tyneside. The school has built an excellent reputation for creating a nurturing environment where every pupil is encouraged to achieve both academically and personally. Staff work closely together to ensure students receive the support they need to grow in confidence and succeed.

Whether you're an experienced Teaching Assistant or looking for your first role within education, this could be the opportunity you've been searching for.

We welcome applicants from all walks of life. Previous experience in schools isn't essential if you've developed transferable skills through roles in care, retail, hospitality, coaching, youth work, healthcare, customer service, the military, mentoring or voluntary work.

As a Learning Support Assistant, you'll play an important role in helping students access learning, build confidence and overcome barriers to education. You'll become a trusted adult who helps make school a positive experience every day.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Supporting learning in lessons across a range of subjects.
• Working with individuals or small groups.
• Encouraging positive behaviour and engagement.
• Helping students develop confidence, independence and social skills.
• Building positive relationships with pupils and staff.

You'll be joining a school where teamwork, kindness and inclusion are at the heart of everything they do.

This is a term-time only opportunity through Protocol Education, offering excellent experience for anyone considering a long-term career in education, teaching or SEND support.

If you're passionate about making a difference and ready for a rewarding new challenge, we'd love to hear from you.

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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