General Teaching Assistant Permanent Role Leeds & Wakefield
Location: Leeds & Wakefield
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive depending on experience
Teaching Assistants are the calm in the classroom storm, the extra pair of hands, and the reason half the glue sticks get found.
We're looking for caring and proactive General Teaching Assistants for permanent opportunities across Leeds and Wakefield schools.
Whether you're experienced or looking to build your career in education, we've got schools ready to welcome supportive staff who genuinely want to make a difference.
The role includes:
- Supporting teaching and learning in the classroom
- Working with small groups and individual pupils
- Helping create positive learning environments
- Supporting classroom organisation and routines
What schools are looking for:
- Experience working with children or young people
- Positive and reliable attitude
- Strong communication skills
- Level 2 or Level 3 qualification is helpful but not essential
Why people love these roles:
- Permanent opportunities with stability
- Supportive school environments
- Opportunities for progression and training
- Friendly staff teams who value support staff properly
No supply pressure:
Once you're cleared for work, we'll contact you only about suitable permanent opportunities. No random day-to-day supply bookings.
Protocol Education benefits:
- Weekly PAYE pay
- FREE CPD and training access
- Dedicated consultant support
- Referral reward scheme
- Opportunities to progress into specialist support roles
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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