Looking for meaningful work that fits around school holidays? We’re hiring Teaching Assistants across Tyne and Wear who are confident, engaging and happy to be fully involved in school life. You must be available during term time, Monday to Friday. Your day could include: A quick football match at break Supporting students in lessons Supervising PlayStation time at lunch Joining a lunchtime ping pong game Building positive relationships that boost confidence Schools are looking for personality over experience. If you’ve worked in sports, coaching, youth clubs, residential care, retail (with strong people skills) or you’re a graduate exploring education — this could be your route in. If you’re warm, proactive and ready to be part of school life from breakfast club to the final bell - we want to hear from you. If you bring energy, patience and confidence, schools will provide the structure and support. 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. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.