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Considering a career in education? Teaching Assistant Opportunities - Bristol

Date posted : 09/12/19
£57 - 65 per day

Job description

Are you considering a career in education?

Would you like to gain experience working in schools, but not sure how to get started?

Joining a school as a teaching assistant is the best way to get first hand experience in a classroom and see if it is a career you would like to pursue. 

Teaching Personnel Bristol are currently seeking teaching assistants for a number of roles within secondary schools in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

These opportunities are also perfect for anyone considering a PGCE and would like experience to help support your application.


Working as a Teaching Assistant:

  • Full time and Part time roles available
  • GBP57-65 a day (depending on role and your experience)

There are a number of varying Teaching Assistant positions available:

  • Interventions & tutoring of your specialist subject.
  • Working 1:1 offering support to students -  Some students may have Special Educational Needs
  • Working with small groups of students to provide academic support, particularly with the core subjects English and Maths
  • Behaviour Buddy for students with social, emotional, and mental health difficulties.

Requirements: 

  • Strong academic background
  • DBS - you will need an enhanced DBS to work in schools. (We can help you apply for this!)
  • You must be a reliable and motivated indiviudal

Benefits of working with Teaching Personnel:

There are  a number of benefits of working with Teaching Personnel:

  • Our relationships with local schools provide access to a wealth of teaching opportunities in Primary, Secondary and SEN schools.
  • You will have your very own specialist Recruitment Consultant dedicated to finding you work.  
  • Access to our CPD academy - numerous courses to help your learning development such as Team Teach.
  • Competitive pay rate - we care about all our teachers and support staff and so ensure we offer you a fair and competitive rate.
  • No Fees - We make it easy for our teachers to transition from us to a contract with a school because we do not charge the schools any fees to take you onto contract!
  • Flexibility -  One extremely useful benefit of securing your long term role through us is that it allows you to go into a school and decide whether it is the right one for you before fully committing to the entire academic year
  • Refer a Friend Scheme - financial benefits for every friend that joins us
  • Weekly Pay - you will be paid weekly directly into your bank account

If this is something you would be interested in, then please apply with your CV.

I look forward to hearing from you.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see teachingpersonnel.com/faqs 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. 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 see teachingpersonnel.com/privacy-notice

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