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Learning Support Assistants

Job Posted: 2 hours ago

Salary: £ 90 - 100 / Day
Job Type: Temporary
Location: Wakefield

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Learning Support Assistants – Secondary Schools, Wakefield

Location: Wakefield
 Contract: Full-time, Part-time or Flexible
 Start: ASAP
 Pay: £90 to £100 per day, weekly PAYE pay

If you’re the kind of person who notices the quiet kid struggling before anyone else does, or you’ve got a gift for keeping teenagers calm on a wobbly day, you might be exactly who our Wakefield secondary schools are looking for.

We’re supporting several local schools who need compassionate, steady and proactive Learning Support Assistants to help pupils with their learning, confidence and everyday classroom challenges. Every day is different, and every win, big or small, really matters.

What you’ll be doing

Supporting pupils who need an extra boost

Helping them access lessons, stay focused and build confidence

Working 1:1 or in small groups, depending on need

Adapting activities and breaking down tasks

Working closely with teachers, SENCOs and pastoral teams

Creating a positive, encouraging learning atmosphere

What we’re looking for

You don’t need school experience, but you do need:

Patience, empathy and a calm approach

Confidence working with young people

The ability to build trust quickly

A flexible, can-do attitude

Experience in youth work, care, SEND or education is a big bonus

Why join Protocol Education?

Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella companies

Free access to our CPD Academy, including behaviour and SEND training

A consultant who listens and finds roles that suit your strengths

Opportunities across mainstream, SEND and alternative provisions

Friendly, local support whenever you need it

Thrive trained?

Amazing. Not yet? No problem. We offer free Thrive training, helping you support emotional wellbeing and making you even more in demand with schools.

If you want a role where you can genuinely make a difference and be that steady, positive voice in a young person’s day, we’d love to chat.

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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