Specialist Teaching Assistant - Chapel-En-Le-Frith

Protocol Education Ltd; Chapel-en-le-Frith; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Specialist Teaching and Learning Assistant to support primary-aged pupils facing challenges in mainstream schools. The role involves engaging with small groups, leading lessons, and providing tailored support to help children thrive. Candidates should demonstrate resilience, a positive outlook, and a commitment to making a difference in children's lives.

Benefits

Mileage claims for travel

CPD opportunities for growth

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people with behavioural, emotional, or social challenges.
• Natural ability to build positive, trusting relationships.
• Own transport and business-use insurance for home visits.

Responsibilities

• Supporting pupils to engage in lessons and get the most from their learning.
• Working one-to-one or in small groups tailored to each child's needs.
• Occasionally delivering home tuition or safe-and-well visits.

Skills

Building positive relationships

Flexibility

Confidence

Job description

Job Title: Specialist Teaching and Learning Assistant – Primary

Location: Chapel-En-Le-Frith
Contract: 37 hours per week, term time only

Ready to make a real difference where it matters most?

Our client is on the lookout for a brilliant, caring, and resilient Specialist Teaching and Learning Assistant to join their High Peak site. If you’ve got a knack for connecting with children others find ‘challenging’, a positive outlook, and a sense of humour that could brighten even the toughest day — this is your next role.

About the role:

You’ll be working with primary-aged pupils who’ve had a tricky time in mainstream schools and need a fresh start. The classes are small (2–7 pupils), the days are varied, and no two hours look quite the same.

You’ll be:

• Supporting pupils to engage in lessons and get the most from their learning.

• Working one-to-one or in small groups, tailored to what each child needs.

• Stepping in to lead lessons if needed (don’t worry — we’ve got your back).

• Supporting during break and lunchtimes.

• Occasionally delivering home tuition or safe-and-well visits.

It’s a role for someone with big-hearted resilience and a willingness to think outside the box. If you believe in second chances, calm kindness, and making pupils feel seen and valued — we want to hear from you.

What you’ll need:

• Experience working with young people who have behavioural, emotional, or social challenges (in school or similar settings).

• A natural ability to build positive, trusting relationships.

• Confidence, flexibility, and a readiness to get stuck in.

• Your own transport and business-use insurance (or willing to get) for those home visits and meetings across sites.

What we offer:

• A supportive, tight-knit team that genuinely cares.

• A chance to make a life-changing difference for children who need it most.

• Mileage claims for travel as part of your role.

• CPD opportunities and chances to grow within the trust

Visits to the site are warmly encouraged — we can arrange this with the school!

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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