Teaching Assistant Opportunities – Primary School (Ages 4–11)
Location: Chelmsford
Contract Type: Full-time / Part-time (various roles available)
Salary: Competitive, in line with experience (term-time only)
A welcoming and high-achieving primary school in Chelmsford is seeking dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to join its supportive team across all year groups.
This is a rewarding and dynamic Teaching Assistant role within a nurturing school community that values compassion, collaboration, and professional growth. Every day brings new experiences, and as a Teaching Assistant, you’ll play a key part in helping children achieve their full potential — both academically and personally.
Working alongside experienced teachers and support staff, you will gain hands-on classroom experience as a Teaching Assistant in an environment that prioritises training, wellbeing, and career progression. The school’s leadership team is committed to your development, offering regular CPD sessions and clear routes to advancement. Many of our Teaching Assistants go on to become Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs) or train as qualified teachers through our school-based programmes.
Positions are available for both 1:1 Teaching Assistant support roles and general classroom-based Teaching Assistant posts. These are active and engaging roles, ideal for individuals who are energetic, proactive, and passionate about education.
No previous school experience is required — we provide free training and ongoing support for all new team members. We also welcome applications from individuals with backgrounds in care, youth work, childcare, customer service, or similar roles where empathy, patience, and communication are key.
Key Requirements:
1. A caring, patient, and positive approach to supporting children’s learning and development
2. Excellent communication and teamwork skills
3. A proactive and flexible attitude suitable for a busy Teaching Assistant role
4. Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
The School Offers:
5. A warm, inclusive, and community-focused environment
6. Comprehensive induction, mentoring, and CPD opportunities for Teaching Assistants
7. Clear pathways for career progression (including HLTA and teacher training routes)
8. Supportive and collaborative colleagues
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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