Classroom Supervisor
Location: Darlington & Surrounding Teesside Areas
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Full-Time & Part-Time Opportunities Available
Are you looking to start a career in education or seeking a rewarding role working with young people, without the need for a formal teaching qualification?
Protocol Education is recruiting Classroom Supervisors to support secondary schools across Darlington and surrounding areas. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals who are confident, adaptable, and passionate about helping students succeed.
No QTS, PGCE, or teaching qualification is required.
Whether your experience comes from education, youth work, sports coaching, mentoring, residential care, tutoring, customer service, or other roles involving children and young people, we would love to hear from you.
As a Classroom Supervisor, you'll step into lessons when teachers are absent, ensuring students remain focused on pre-set work while maintaining a positive and productive learning environment. This role centres on classroom management and student engagement rather than lesson planning or formal teaching.
The Role
As a Classroom Supervisor, you will:
Supervise classes using work provided by the classroom teacher.
Maintain a positive learning environment and uphold school expectations.
Encourage students to remain engaged and focused throughout lessons.
Manage classroom behaviour confidently and professionally.
Support students in completing assigned tasks.
Work closely with teaching staff and school leaders to ensure continuity of learning.
This role is ideal for individuals who enjoy working with young people and want to gain valuable school-based experience.
What We're Looking For
We're keen to hear from candidates who have experience working with children or young people through:
Schools and educational settings
Sports coaching
Youth work
Mentoring programmes
Residential or social care
Tutoring
Community support roles
Higher education placements
You should also have:
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Confidence leading groups and managing behaviour.
A calm, professional, and approachable manner.
Reliability, flexibility, and a positive attitude.
A genuine passion for supporting young people's development.
Qualifications
This is an unqualified position, meaning:
No QTS required
No PGCE required
No formal teaching qualification required
We welcome applicants with transferable skills and relevant experience working with children and young people.
Why Work with Protocol Education?
Weekly PAYE pay.
FREE access to our online CPD Academy and professional development courses.
Flexible working opportunities to fit around your schedule.
Ongoing support from a dedicated local consultant.
Opportunities within mainstream secondary schools, SEND settings, and alternative provisions.
A chance to gain valuable classroom experience and explore a future career in teaching.
Whether you're a graduate considering teacher training, an experienced youth worker, a sports coach, or someone looking for a meaningful role in education, this position offers a fantastic opportunity to make a positive impact in local schools.
Apply Today
If you're ready to support students and gain rewarding experience within Darlington schools, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today through this advert or via the Protocol Education website.
Please note: Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
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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