Unqualified Teaching Assistant - Training Provided!

Unqualified Teaching Assistant – Start Your Education Career in Newport!

Location: Newport, South Wales
Pay: £89.38 – £95 per day
Hours: 8:30am – 3:30pm (Monday–Friday)
Contract: Full academic year (with potential to go permanent)

Kick-Start Your Career in Education – No Experience or Teaching Qualification Needed!

Are you passionate about supporting young people and helping them reach their potential? Whether you’re a recent graduate, returning to work, or exploring a career change, this Unqualified Teaching Assistant opportunity in Newport could be the perfect first step.

We’re working closely with a welcoming and inclusive secondary school in Newport that takes pride in its strong sense of community. Staff enjoy excellent professional development, supportive leadership, and a genuine focus on wellbeing and teamwork.

Your Role as a Teaching Assistant

You’ll play a key role in helping pupils feel confident, supported, and ready to learn each day.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting teachers in delivering engaging lessons across a range of subjects

• Providing 1:1 or small group support for pupils who need extra help

• Assisting with classroom management and positive behaviour strategies

• Encouraging strong relationships between students and staff

• Helping create a safe, inclusive, and motivating learning environment

• Contributing to the school’s Additional Learning Needs (ALN) provision

Who We’re Looking For

You do not need to have worked in a school before — what matters most is your attitude, personality, and willingness to learn.

If you don’t have classroom experience, you’ll need to demonstrate strong transferable skills at interview — for example, from roles in childcare, customer service, youth work, coaching, or any position requiring communication, patience, teamwork, or responsibility.

You’ll be:

• Positive, patient, and approachable

• A great communicator who enjoys working with children and young people

• Calm under pressure and confident handling behaviour

• Reliable, proactive, and a genuine team player

• Keen to make a real difference in a school community

What You’ll Need (We Can Support You With This):

• Registration with the Education Workforce Council (EWC)

• Enhanced DBS check on the Update Service

• Basic Safeguarding Training (Level 2)

• Two recent professional or character references

Why Join Teaching Personnel?

When you join us, you’ll receive:

• Competitive daily pay and weekly pay via PAYE

• Access to free, accredited CPD courses (e.g. behaviour management, safeguarding, SEN awareness)

• Ongoing support from a dedicated education consultant

• Opportunities for long-term, short-term, and permanent roles across South Wales

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you’re passionate about helping young people and eager to start a meaningful career in education, we’d love to hear from you.

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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