Graduate Learning Support Assistant

Are you a graduate considering a career in teaching, educational psychology, therapy or social work?

We are working with welcoming primary and specialist schools in Brentwood that are looking for confident and compassionate Learning Support Assistants. This is an excellent opportunity to gain meaningful classroom experience while helping children overcome barriers to learning.

You may support pupils with:

• Autism, ADHD or communication needs
• Social, emotional and mental health needs
• Literacy, numeracy and classroom engagement
• Developing confidence, independence and friendships
• One-to-one and small-group learning activities

We would love to hear from graduates in subjects such as Psychology, Education, Childhood Studies, Criminology, Sociology, Health and Social Care or Sports Coaching. However, graduates from all subject areas are welcome to apply.

The ideal candidate will be patient, enthusiastic, reliable and genuinely interested in supporting children.

What we offer:

• Full-time, term-time opportunities
• Local placements in Brentwood
• Weekly PAYE pay
• Access to professional training
• Support from a dedicated education consultant
• Valuable experience for future teacher training or postgraduate study

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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