Job Title: Level 3 Teaching Assistant – Wakefield
Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Salary: £90–£105 per day
Contract: Full-time, Long-Term
Start Date: September 2025
About the Role
We’re looking for a dedicated Level 3 Teaching Assistant to join a welcoming primary school in Wakefield. The role involves supporting pupils across KS1 and KS2, working alongside class teachers to deliver engaging lessons and tailored support.
This is a long-term role with the potential to continue for the full academic year.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Providing in-class support for individuals and small groups
* Helping to plan and deliver differentiated learning activities
* Supporting pupils with additional needs (including SEN)
* Creating a positive and inclusive classroom environment
* Working closely with teachers, parents, and the wider school team
About You
* Level 3 TA qualification (or equivalent)
* Recent classroom experience in a UK primary setting
* Confident supporting pupils across ability levels
* A calm, patient, and flexible approach
* DBS on the Update Service (or willing to apply)
Why Join Protocol Education?
* Weekly pay through PAYE
* A dedicated local consultant
* Free CPD, including SEND and Thrive training
* Local opportunities and a fast, supportive registration process
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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