Job Title: Learning Support Assistant
Location: Tilbury, Essex
Salary: £89.47 - £95 per day
Make your next step count—grow your skills while supporting brilliant young minds.
We’re on the lookout for a compassionate, committed SEND Learning Support Assistant to join a forward-thinking school in Tilbury. If you’ve got a calm approach, a big heart, and a knack for helping students feel seen and supported, this one’s for you.
Here’s what you’ll be doing:
* 1:1 Support – Working closely with students with special educational needs (SEN), helping them learn, connect, and thrive.
* Tailored Learning – Assisting teachers in delivering personalised education plans that make a real difference.
* Positive Behaviour Management – Using encouragement, structure, and empathy to support emotional regulation and confidence.
* Collaboration – Keeping communication open and honest with teachers, families, and external professionals to build consistency and trust.
* Creating Belonging – Helping students feel valued and included in every classroom moment.
This isn’t just a role—it’s a step on your professional journey.
You’ll have access to free CPD-accredited training, including SEN strategies, behaviour management, and our sought-after Thrive Approach. Whether you’re aiming to become a SEND specialist or a future teacher, we’ll help you build your path.
You’ll fit right in if you have:
* Experience supporting children or young people with additional needs
* A genuine interest in inclusive education and child development
* Bags of patience and positivity
* An understanding of different learning styles and behaviour strategies
* A valid DBS or willingness to apply for one
* The right to work in the UK
Why work with Protocol Education?
* Weekly pay through PAYE – no umbrella company deductions
* FREE access to our CPD Academy and Thrive training
* A local, supportive consultant who knows the Brentwood schools inside out
* Flexible roles that work around you – full-time or part-time
“You’re the glue that holds it all together”—and we think it’s time schools saw that too.
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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