Teaching Assistant - Kirklees in Huddersfield

Location: Kirklees

Pay: £95 - £110 per day

Contract: Full-time, Part-time and Flexible Opportunities Available

Start Date: Immediate and Ongoing

Looking for a role where you can make a real difference every day? We're working with a range of welcoming primary, secondary and SEND schools across Huddersfield who are looking for dedicated Teaching Assistants to support pupils both in and out of the classroom. Whether you're an experienced TA, a recent graduate, or someone with transferable skills from care, youth work or support roles, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role

• Support pupils with their learning and development
• Work alongside teachers to create an engaging classroom environment
• Provide one-to-one and small group support where needed
• Help pupils build confidence, independence and resilience
• Support positive behaviour and encourage engagement in learning
• Contribute to a safe, inclusive and supportive school environment

What We're Looking For

• Experience working with children or young people, either in schools or other settings
• A patient, positive and proactive approach
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• The ability to adapt to different classroom environments
• A genuine passion for supporting children's education and wellbeing

Desirable Experience

• Experience supporting pupils with:
• Autism (ASC)
• ADHD
• Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs
• Speech and Language difficulties
• Additional learning needs

Benefits

• Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella companies
• Free access to our online CPD Academy
• Personalised support from a dedicated consultant
• Opportunities in mainstream, SEND and alternative provision settings
• Flexible work to suit your availability and career goals
• Streamlined registration process and local placements
• Referral scheme with rewards for recommending friends

This is a rewarding opportunity to support pupils at a crucial stage in their education while developing your own skills and experience within schools. All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. 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', which 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.