Trainee Sport & Physical Development Assistant

Location: South Shields area
Contract: Full-Time, Term-Time + Training Days
Start: ASAP
Pay: Competitive daily rate

Starting out in education or sport support? This Trainee Sport & Physical Development Assistant role is perfect if you’re enthusiastic, energetic and ready to learn how sport can support behaviour, wellbeing and learning.

What you’ll be doing

• Helping run physical activities and movement sessions

• Supporting pupils to stay engaged, safe and ready to learn

• Assisting staff with behaviour support during active times

• Building skills through structured training and mentoring

• Encouraging teamwork, resilience and social skills

You’re a great fit if

• You enjoy sport, fitness or active lifestyles

• You’re patient, positive and keen to learn specialist skills

• You can build rapport with young people

• You’re ready to take on new challenges

Why this role matters

• Training provided — no specialist experience needed

• Great foundation for a career in education or sports support

• Supportive team and purposeful role

Ready to kickstart your journey? We want to hear from you!

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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