Position: Classroom Assistant
Location: SA70, SA71 & SA73
Salary: £89.83 per day
Contract Type: Full-Time / Part-Time Opportunities Available
About the Role
Teaching Personnel is currently seeking enthusiastic and dedicated Classroom Assistants to join our team and work across a range of primary and secondary schools within the SA70, SA71, and SA73 areas. These schools offer a supportive environment, excellent facilities, and a shared commitment to celebrating student achievement.
Role Overview
As a Classroom Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting students’ learning and development. Working alongside teachers and other education professionals, you will help deliver tailored support to pupils—particularly those with Additional Learning Needs (ALN)—to ensure they are engaged, progressing, and achieving their full potential.
Responsibilities
Provide one-to-one or small group support to students with special educational needs.
Assist in planning and delivering adapted learning activities that meet individual learning requirements.
Support classroom behaviour management, fostering a positive and inclusive environment.
Aid students during lessons and activities, promoting both academic and personal development.
Collaborate with teaching staff, SENCOs, and external professionals to monitor and review student progress.
Prepare and organise resources and learning materials.
Offer personal care and ensure the safety and well-being of students as required.
What We’re Looking For
Experience working with children or young people, especially those with additional needs, is beneficial but not essential.
A compassionate, patient, and proactive approach to supporting children’s education.
Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
A genuine passion for helping every student succeed, regardless of their background or learning needs.
Relevant qualifications such as a Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant certificate are advantageous but not required.
How to Apply
To express your interest in this opportunity, please send your CV along with a brief cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to (url removed).
We look forward to hearing from you and potentially welcoming you to our team!
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with 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 all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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