Sporty Teaching Assistant - Full-Time - Cardiff (Secondary KS3/KS4)
Days: Monday to Friday (Full-time)
Start Date: September 2025
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent or Long-term
Support Role: Classroom support and behaviour mentoring across KS3/KS4
Are you an energetic, positive Teaching Assistant who thrives on building strong relationships with young people and inspiring them through sport and physical activity?
A forward-thinking secondary school in Cardiff, in partnership with Empowering Learning Cardiff, is seeking a Sporty Teaching Assistant to join their pastoral and classroom support team from September 2025. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a background in coaching, youth work, or mentoring who is passionate about supporting students in Key Stages 3 and 4.
You will support pupils across a range of subjects, with a particular focus on those who benefit from structure, consistency, and active engagement. Your role will involve supporting learning in the classroom, mentoring students with low-level behaviour needs, and helping facilitate sport-based interventions or lunchtime clubs.
What We're Looking For:
✅ A background in sport, youth work, or behaviour mentoring
✅ Experience working with secondary-aged pupils (age 11-16)
✅ Confident, approachable, and able to build strong rapport
✅ A calm and consistent presence in and out of the classroom
✅ A current DBS on the update service (or willingness to apply)
This Cardiff secondary school values strong role models who can positively influence students' behaviour, focus, and confidence - especially those at risk of disengagement.
Empowering Learning Cardiff is proud to support the school in this exciting recruitment.
Empowering Learning offers competitive hourly rates, full support, and access to CPD including Team Teach, mentoring skills, and safeguarding.
Empowering Learning is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of young people. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and subject to an Enhanced DBS check and two professional references