Aspiring Teachers - Become an Unqualified Supervisor or Teaching Assistant

As an Unqualified Supply Teacher / Cover Supervisor, you’ll step in when a teacher is absent. You’re not expected to teach new content. Your role is to lead, guide and manage the classroom. 

• Deliver pre-set work left by the teacher.
• Use count-downs to gain class attention. Explain pre-set task. Question to check for pupil understanding. Then, support children as they complete the work set.
• Keep the class focused and on-task. Stop the class to read out and praise excellent work.
• Leave the classroom neat by guiding pupils through pack-up of equiptment. 

As a Teaching Assistant, you will be supporting the classroom teacher within the classroom...

• Supporting pre-identified high-needs pupils, e.g. pupils with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, or SEMH needs like Anxiety
• Help pupils understand and complete work already explained by the teacher, by repeating instructions, or re-explaining
• Build confidence in low-confidence pupils through praise, encouragement, and modelling positive attitude

 

⭐ Work flexibly, 2–5 days per week
⭐ Fit work around university deadlines and commitments
⭐ FREE training (including Thrive & Behaviour Support)
⭐ Schools matched to your preferred locations
⭐ Build a standout CV with highly transferable skills
⭐ Dedicated consultant who listens and supports you
⭐ Opportunities to secure long-term roles quickly

 

The Ideal Candidate
We’re looking for individuals who bring confidence, clarity and a positive presence:

• Friendly, outgoing, and great with people
• Strong communicators who can engage a classroom
• Calm, adaptable and resilient
• Interested in working with young people
• Experience in tutoring, mentoring, writing, drama or similar is a bonus
• Must have the right to work in the UK

 

To Clear, You Must Have
Proof of ID (e.g. passport)
Two proofs of address
CV covering the last 10 years
References covering the past 2 years 

International Candidates
You must have:

• The right to work in the UK
• An Overseas Police Check (for any country lived in for 3+ months in the last 5 years)

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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