Bring Coaching to the Classroom! Apply as a Teaching Assistant Today
Bristol Location
3 – 5 Days/Week Availability
Are you the kind of person young people naturally rally around?
Do you love helping others push through challenges, find confidence, and discover what they’re capable of?
Coaches, mentors, youth leaders… your skills belong in the classroom.
Teaching Assistants who come from active, people-focused backgrounds bring:
* energy
* emotional intelligence
* patience
* leadership
* the ability to build trust quickly
In this role, you’ll motivate pupils the same way you motivate teams:
Encouraging them
Guiding them through challenges
Celebrating progress
Modelling resilience and positive behaviour
If you enjoy shaping mindsets and building character (not just academic success) this path lets you do both.
✅ What You’ll Be Doing:
* Supporting the class teacher with engaging lessons and activities in group and one-to-one settings.
* Assisting with behaviour management and creating a positive learning environment.
* Acting as a role model, promoting teamwork, perseverance, and positive behaviour.
* Drawing on experience from education, youth groups, sports, clubs, or similar settings.
* Collaborating with staff to meet individual pupil needs.
What We Can Offer You:
* Variety! No two days are the same – choose from a range of roles to suit your needs.
* Weekly pay based on your skills, experience, and flexibility.
* Access to CPD training through Teaching Personnel’s Academy.
* Cutting-edge digital tools to simplify admin and communication.
* Ongoing support from your dedicated consultant.
If you’re driven to inspire growth and bring out the best in every child, lace up and join the team! Apply today with Teaching Personnel!
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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