Level 3 Teaching Assistant – Primary School

Location: South Shields
Start Date: September 2026
Contract: Full-Time, Long-Term
Hours: 37 hours per week, Term Time Only
Pay: £95–£110 per day (dependent on experience and qualifications)

Protocol Education is working in partnership with a welcoming and inclusive primary school in South Shields seeking a qualified Level 3 Teaching Assistant to join their team from September.

The successful candidate will support pupils across Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, working alongside class teachers to deliver engaging learning experiences and provide targeted intervention support.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting pupils across the primary curriculum
• Delivering small group intervention sessions
• Supporting children with additional learning needs
• Assisting with phonics, literacy and numeracy activities
• Monitoring and recording pupil progress
• Supporting classroom preparation and organisation

Working Hours:

• Monday: 8:30am – 3:45pm
• Tuesday: 8:30am – 4:00pm
• Wednesday: 8:30am – 3:45pm
• Thursday: 8:30am – 4:00pm
• Friday: 8:30am – 3:15pm

Requirements:

• Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification
• Previous school-based experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Full-time applicants only
• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service or willingness to apply and pay for one

Recruitment Process:

Successful applicants will be invited to attend an interview and trial day before the summer holidays.

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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