Teaching Assistant
Launch Your Career in Education
Milk Education is currently recruiting motivated and enthusiastic Unqualified Teaching Assistants to support pupils across EYFS, KS1 and KS2 in primary schools throughout South Tyneside.
This opportunity is ideal for individuals with relevant experience working with children, recent graduates looking to gain classroom experience, or those with transferable skills from roles such as youth work, coaching, mentoring, or care.
No formal TA qualification is required — just the right attitude, experience, and passion for supporting young learners.
Unqualified Teaching Assistant – Key Roles & Responsibilities
As an Unqualified Teaching Assistant, you will:
Unqualified Teaching Assistant – Classroom Support
1. Assist the class teacher in delivering engaging and structured lessons
2. Support pupils in understanding tasks and completing work
3. Prepare and organise classroom resources and learning materials
4. Maintain a positive, focused and inclusive learning environment
1:1 & Small Group Intervention
5. Deliver targeted interventions in literacy and numeracy
6. Support phonics, reading, and early maths development
7. Work closely with pupils who require additional academic support
8. Adapt activities to meet individual learning needs
SEND & Pastoral Support
9. Provide support to pupils with SEND including ASD, ADHD, SEMH or speech and language needs
10. Help implement individual support plans and behaviour strategies
11. Support emotional regulation and promote positive behaviour
12. Encourage confidence, independence and resilience
Unqualified Teaching Assistant – Wider School Responsibilities
13. Supervise pupils during transitions, break times, and activities
14. Support safeguarding and follow school policies and procedures
15. Observe and feedback on pupil progress to teaching staff
16. Build positive relationships with pupils, staff and parents
Unqualified Teaching Assistant – What We’re Looking For
We welcome applications from candidates who have:
17. Experience working with children or young people (education, tutoring, youth work, coaching, care etc.) OR
18. A degree gained within the last 3 years (any subject considered) OR
19. Strong transferable skills such as mentoring, leadership, support work or customer-facing roles
Unqualified Teaching Assistant should also demonstrate:
20. Excellent communication skills
21. Patience, adaptability and a proactive approach
22. Strong behaviour management awareness
23. A genuine passion for education
24. An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to obtain one)
Desirable
25. Level 2 or Level 3 qualification in Supporting Teaching and Learning
26. Previous school-based experience
Why Join Milk Education?
27. Competitive daily rates
28. Flexible working to fit around your commitments
29. Day-to-day, short-term and long-term opportunities
30. Dedicated consultant support
31. Access to CPD and potential teacher training pathways
32. The opportunity to gain valuable experience across a range of primary schools
33. If you are ready to gain meaningful classroom experience and make a genuine impact in primary education, we would love to hear from you.
Apply today with your CV to become an Unqualified Teaching Assistant with Milk Education.