Job Title: Teaching Assistants – Flexible Work That Fits Around You
Locations: Sheffield (North & South), Barnsley, Chesterfield, Doncaster & Rotherham
Pay: £90–£100 per day, paid weekly via PAYE
Contract: Flexible, part-time and full-time options
Start: Immediate and ongoing
Looking for a role where you’re genuinely valued, supported, and can choose when you work? Welcome to Protocol Education
We’re recruiting enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to work across a range of welcoming schools throughout South Yorkshire. Whether you’re experienced, just starting out, or exploring a future in teaching, we’ve got roles that fit around your life.
Why work as a TA with Protocol?
Flexible work, choose the days and locations that suit you
Opportunities across primary, secondary, SEND and alternative provisions
Competitive daily pay of £90–£100, paid weekly
A chance to build experience, confidence, and long-term career options in education
Your day-to-day could include:
Supporting pupils 1:1 or in small groups
Helping teachers deliver engaging, inclusive lessons
Providing calm, consistent support, especially for pupils who need it most
Being a steady, positive presence in the classroom
What we’re looking for:
A caring, reliable, and proactive approach
Experience working with children or young people, in schools or other settings
Availability for at least 1–2 days per week
A genuine interest in supporting pupils to thrive
What you get with Protocol Education:
Weekly pay through PAYE, no umbrella company hassle
FREE access to our online CPD Academy
FREE Thrive training to boost your skills and appeal to schools
A dedicated local consultant who actually listens and gets you
Clear progression routes, including pathways into HLTA and teacher training
Already Thrive trained? Brilliant. Not yet? We’ll sort that for you, free of charge, because schools love it and it helps you feel more confident in the classroom.
If you want flexible work that makes a real difference, and a team that’s got your back, 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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