Teaching Assistant - Graduate Roles

Are you a graduate thinking of pursuing a career in secondary education? Have you got previous experience working with youths ages 11-16? Have you thought about being a Teaching Assistant to gain invaluable experience?

*This Teaching Assistant position is a perfect opportunity for any graduates looking to start a PGCE to gain classroom based experience*

Our client secondary school located outside of the City Centre and with easy access from the M4 are seeking two full time teaching assistants to work within their additional needs department supporting pupils who will need academic support throughout the curriculum.

• Full time Teaching Assistant position
• Large Cardiff secondary school with outstanding provisions for teaching and learning
• Attractive Teaching Assistant pay rates starting for £54+ a day
• Start Date - ASAP

This is a mixed 11-19 years secondary school with around 1000 students currently on roll and is easily accessible via a range of public transports links as well as great links by road. The school is a specialist in supporting with Additional learning needs and challenging behaviour. As a Teaching assistant you will be supported by the schools senior leadership team who have the drive to develop all aspects of the school and promote career development and promotion from within.

Teaching Assistant responsibilities:

• Supporting identified students with Literacy and Numeracy on a 1:1 basis or in small groups
• Building relationships with the pupils to keep them motivated and raise attainment
• Have excellent behaviour management skills
• Providing support to pupils who may struggle to integrate within mainstream classes due to their challenging behaviour

In the past we have found that people from various backgrounds have been well suited to this type of role due to the individual requirements of the pupils; Sports Graduates/Coaches, Psychology Graduates, Education Studies Graduates and Key subject graduates have all been successful in these roles previously.

If you feel like you have the personality and skills that could positively influence some of the more vulnerable pupils then please do not hesitate to get in touch today.

Please send your most recent CV through or call our Secondary Team on 02920 660276