Looking for a classroom role that fits around your life, not the other way round?
Flexible supply work as a Teaching Assistant could be exactly the balance you’re after.
Protocol Education supports Primary Schools across Gateshead and surrounding areas, providing day-to-day and short-term cover. This role is perfect if you want flexibility, variety, and the chance to make a difference without committing to a full-time contract.
The role will involve:
1. Supporting pupils across different year groups
2. Helping teachers with classroom routines and activities
3. Encouraging children to stay engaged, confident and on track
4. Offering extra support where it’s needed, without pressure
5. Being friendly, adaptable and willing to muck in
We’re looking for someone who:
6. Enjoys working with children or young people
7. Is reliable, approachable and flexible
8. Is happy to learn on the job, no formal school experience needed
9. Can settle quickly into new environments
10. Has the right to work in the UK
11. Holds an enhanced DBS on the update service, or is happy to apply
If you’ve worked in care, childcare, youth work, coaching, hospitality, or parenting, your skills are very welcome here.
Why work with Protocol Education?
12. Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella companies
13. FREE access to our CPD Academy, build confidence as you go
14. Choose when and where you work, total flexibility
15. Local consultant support, no chasing, no guesswork
If you’re looking for flexible Teaching Assistant work that still feels purposeful and rewarding, we’d love to chat and find schools that suit 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 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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