Job Title – Teaching Assistant Location - Cardiff Salary - £89.38 per day Hours – Full time (Monday to Friday) Start Date – January 2026 Teaching Personnel are currently seeking to recruit a Classroom Assistant to join a Primary School in the centre of Cardiff on full-time basis, starting in January 2026. As a teaching assistant, the role will be to provide support to both the children and teacher in the class and using initiative where required. The successful candidate will need to have the ability to create good relationships with the children and staff in the school to ensure a positive learning environment is provided. You may also be expected to complete interventions with small groups of children with maths and literacy, therefore confidence with these subjects is desired. Main duties and responsibilities: Supporting the children with classwork and activities in a group setting or individual basis Assisting the teacher with preparation of materials and resources needed for lessons Ability to create a safe and inclusive learning environment Provide supervision to the children during class and break times Ideal Candidate Requirements: Good communication and interpersonal skills Attention to detail and good organisational skills Desire to support children and assist with their learning and development Experience with children in a professional or personal setting Essential Criteria: Enhanced Child Only DBS Certificate (your Teaching Personnel consultant can help with this!) Register with the Education Workforce Council (EWC) Be able to provide professional based references Benefits of working with Teaching Personnel: You will be in regular contact with a personal consultant who is an expert in the Cardiff area. Your consultant will be on hand to offer support throughout the entire onboarding process and answer any queries you may have. We can also offer a range of benefits including a Level 2 Safeguarding Course, you will have full access to your diary so you can tailor your availability and a referral scheme with a £50 bonus. If you are looking for a new challenge to work in a Primary School in Cardiff or want to start a new career in the educations sector, please apply online or contact the Cardiff Primary team on for more information! 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. For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.