Thinking about working in a primary school but don’t have formal teaching qualifications? You don’t need them to make an impact.
At Protocol Education, we’re looking for enthusiastic, caring and reliable individuals to support pupils in primary schools across Bristol - specifically, we're recruiting for BS15.
Whether you’ve worked in childcare, coaching, youth work, care, or you’re simply brilliant with children and ready for something new, we’d love to hear from you.
What you’ll be doing:
1. Supporting pupils in class alongside the teacher
2. Working one-to-one with children who need extra encouragement
3. Helping to create a calm, positive learning environment
4. Supporting play, creativity and confidence-building
What we’re looking for:
5. A natural rapport with children
6. Patience, empathy and a positive attitude
7. Reliability and willingness to learn
8. Experience with children is great, but not essential
Why join Protocol Education?
9. Flexible work to fit around you
10. Weekly pay (££, via PAYE
11. Opportunities in a variety of local primary schools
12. Ongoing support from a dedicated consultant
13. Access to free training and development, including Thrive training
14. A foot in the door for a future career in education
What We Need to Get You Started:
15. Right to Work in the UK, for example Passport or Sharecode
16. Two proofs of address, such as a driving licence, utility bill, or council tax letter
17. CV covering the last 10 years of work or education, with any gaps explained
18. Two years of references, including childcare or youth work where relevant
19. OSPC if you’ve lived overseas for three months or more in the last five years
Don’t worry if that sounds like a lot, we’ll guide you through every step. If you’re curious about working in schools and want a role that matters, this could be your starting point.
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 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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