Unqualified Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

Location: Bridgend

Contract: Full time/ Part time

Start date: ASAP

Salary: £89.38 per day 

Are you someone who thrives on making a difference—especially where it matters most? We’re looking for compassionate, resilient, and proactive individuals to join a specialist education setting in the Bridgend area as a Teaching Assistant.

This is more than a classroom role. It’s a chance to support young people with a wide range of additional learning needs, including social, emotional, behavioural, and communication challenges. Every day brings new opportunities to empower students, build trust, and help them achieve their potential in a nurturing and structured environment.

About the Provision:

This is a well-established, inclusive school that supports learners aged 8–19 with complex needs. Pupils may experience:

• Social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties (SEBD/SEMH)
• Autism spectrum conditions (ASC)
• Communication and interaction needs
• Attachment-related challenges and trauma-informed support requirements
• Barriers to learning that require a highly individualised approach

What We’re Looking For:

We’re not just hiring experience—we’re hiring character. The ideal candidate will be:

• Emotionally intelligent – able to remain calm, patient, and supportive in challenging situations
• Adaptable – quick to adjust to different learners’ needs and communication styles
• Resilient – able to maintain a positive, consistent presence even when the day gets tough
• Empowering – focused on helping pupils build confidence, independence, and self-worth
• Team-oriented – ready to collaborate with teachers, therapists, and support staff
• Committed – passionate about inclusion, safeguarding, and long-term impact

Experience working with children or young people with additional needs is desirable, but not essential—we value transferable skills from care, youth work, sports coaching, and other people-focused roles.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Supporting pupils 1:1 and in small groups across a range of subjects and activities
• Helping to implement personalised learning plans and behaviour strategies
• Encouraging emotional regulation, social interaction, and communication
• Assisting with sensory-based or therapeutic activities
• Contributing to a safe, structured, and nurturing learning environment

How to apply:

Please upload your CV or send through to Mackensie.kay@teachingpersonnel.com. Shortlisting will be carried out over the next 10 days.

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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.
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