Trainee Classroom Support Assistant

Protocol Education Ltd; Peterlee; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An education services provider in Peterlee is seeking a Trainee Classroom Support Assistant for a full-time role. In this position, you will support pupils' communication and social development, maintain a structured classroom, and collaborate closely with teachers. Ideal candidates are reliable, resilient team players with a passion for learning. The role offers weekly pay, free training, and support from a dedicated consultant from day one. This is a temporary position with potential for permanence, focused on safeguarding children's welfare.

Benefits

Weekly PAYE pay

Free CPD and SEND training

Optional Thrive training

Qualifications

• Experience with children or vulnerable adults is a huge plus.
• Willingness to learn and grow skills.
• Ability to support communication and social development.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with communication and social development.
• Set up activities and help maintain a safe, structured classroom.
• Learn strategies such as visual timetables and sensory regulation.
• Work closely with teachers and support staff.

Skills

Reliability

Emotional steadiness

Teamwork

Good sense of humor

Patience

Resilience

Job description

Trainee Classroom Support Assistant – Full Time – Peterlee

Love helping people? Good with routine? Happy to learn? This full‑time trainee role in a Peterlee SEND school could be the start of something brilliant.

You’ll be joining a staff team who genuinely care about their pupils, with days full of structure, teamwork, and lots of learning for you too.

In this role, you’ll:

• Support pupils with communication and social development
• Set up activities and help maintain a safe, structured classroom
• Learn strategies such as visual timetables, sensory regulation and de‑escalation
• Work closely with teachers and support staff

What the school is looking for:

• Someone reliable and emotionally steady
• A team player who wants to grow their skills
• Experience with children or vulnerable adults is a huge plus
• A good sense of humour, patience, and resilience

With Protocol Education you get:

• Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella companies
• Free CPD and SEND training
• Optional Thrive training, great for supporting emotional wellbeing
• A consultant who supports you all the way

If you’re looking for a meaningful full‑time role where you’re supported from day one, this is it.

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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