Early Years Teaching Assistant
Hartlepool
Immediate Starts Available / September roles available
Love messy play, story time, and helping little learners grow in confidence? You might be just who we’re looking for. ️✨
We’re on the lookout for a caring and enthusiastic Early Years Teaching Assistant to join a welcoming school setting. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who enjoys supporting children during those all-important early learning years and knows that sometimes the biggest wins come from the smallest moments.
What you’ll be doing:
• Supporting children in the Early Years classroom
• Helping create a fun, safe, and engaging learning environment
• Working closely with teachers and support staff
• Encouraging children’s social, emotional, and educational development
What you’ll need:
✔ A Level 2, Level 3 or Level 4 qualification in Childcare or Early Years
✔ Experience supporting children within an educational setting
✔ A DBS registered on the Update Service (or willing to apply)
✔ A positive, patient, and proactive approach
Why work with Protocol Education?
Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella companies
FREE access to our online CPD Academy
Ongoing support from your dedicated consultant
Opportunities in a variety of school settings
✨ Easy registration and local work opportunities
Bonus points if you’re Thrive trained! If not, don’t worry, Protocol Education offers FREE Thrive training to help grow your skills and boost your appeal to schools.
Ready to jump into a role where every day is different, and every little achievement matters? We’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and let’s find you a role that makes Mondays feel a little less Monday-ish.
*Pay rates dependant on experience and qualifications
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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