Teaching Assistant
Job description
Make a Real Difference—Every Single Day
Are you passionate about supporting young people and helping them succeed, whatever challenges they face? Do you thrive in fast-paced, ever-changing environments? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
We’re currently recruiting resilient and adaptable individuals to join our team as Unqualified Teaching Assistants, supporting schools across the Great Yarmouth area.
In this role, you’ll work closely with pupils with a range of academic, social, and behavioural needs. You’ll play a key part in helping them stay engaged, emotionally balanced, and ready to learn. No two days are the same—this is a hands-on and rewarding opportunity where your attitude, consistency, and confidence will make a genuine difference.
While experience in education, care, or youth work is beneficial, what matters most is your resilience, positivity, and willingness to step up when it’s needed most.
Travel Requirement
A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle are essential, as travel between schools may be required at short notice.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Supporting pupils with a variety of learning and behavioural needs
- Using structured strategies to improve engagement and progress
- Assisting with literacy and numeracy development
- Managing behaviour with calmness, clarity, and consistency
- Helping to maintain a safe, structured, and positive learning environment
What We’re Looking For
- Confident, proactive, and resilient individuals
- Strong classroom presence and behaviour management skills
- Ability to stay calm under pressure
- A flexible, team-focused approach
What You’ll Get in Return
- Access to CPD training and ongoing development opportunities
- Guaranteed Work Scheme for selected applicants—offering pay even on quieter days
- Competitive weekly pay, with additional pay for longer travel or extended hours
- Simple, user-friendly online systems
- Continued support from a dedicated consultant
Ready to take on a role where you can truly make an impact? Apply today and start making a difference in the classroom.
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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