Welsh Speaking Teaching Assistant

Welsh Speaking Teaching Assistants – Cardiff Area
Location: Cardiff and surrounding areas

Teaching Personnel is currently looking for proactive, passionate, and reliable Welsh-speaking Teaching Assistants to work across a range of Welsh-medium primary schools in Cardiff.

Welsh-speaking education staff are in high demand, and we have a variety of opportunities available—from flexible day-to-day supply work to long-term placements. Whether you're an experienced classroom assistant or looking to take your first steps into education, we want to hear from you.

What We’re Looking For:

• Fluent Welsh speakers who are enthusiastic about supporting children's learning and development.
• Ideally, experience working with children (e.g., in schools, nurseries, coaching, youth work), but this is not essential.
• We can register applicants as Trainee Teaching Assistants if we can reference transferable experience working in team environments or with children outside of formal education.

Desirable Qualifications:

We welcome applications from individuals with any of the following:

• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Supporting Teaching and Learning
• CACHE Level 3 in Childcare & Education
• Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
• BTEC National Certificate in Childhood Studies
• Or equivalent childcare/education qualifications

We also consider unqualified but experienced Learning Support Assistants or candidates with relevant experience supporting pupils in primary or secondary school settings.

Opportunities in Additional Learning Needs (ALN):

A significant number of our roles are within ALN settings, supporting pupils with:

• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Dyslexia, Dyspraxia
• Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties (EBD)
• Moderate to Severe Learning Difficulties (MLD/SLD)
• Physical Disabilities
• Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD)

Role Responsibilities:

As a Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Support pupils’ educational and social development under the direction of class teachers, ALNCOs, and senior staff.
• Help implement and monitor Individual Education Plans (IEPs).
• Provide 1:1 or group support to enable full engagement in class activities.
• Assist in maintaining pupil records.
• Encourage positive behaviour and support pupils with emotional or behavioural challenges.

Why Work with Teaching Personnel?

• A dedicated consultant to support your job search and placements
• Flexible work to suit your availability
• Competitive pay, paid weekly
• Opportunities for training and career development

If you're passionate about education and fluent in Welsh, apply today to join our dedicated network of education professionals across Cardiff.

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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