Primary Teaching Assistant


Category: Primary Teachers | Reference: ITEACH-67085
Location: St Helens, St Helens L34 UK
Job Type: Contract
Immediate Start: Yes
Salary £450 to £500 per Week

Primary Teaching Assistant

Are you looking for a new role?

Perhaps you are an aspiring Teacher, seeking a School which offers all of their Teaching Assistants a clear internal pathway to that goal?

Do you consider yourself a compassionate individual, keen to influence positively the most sensitive period of a child’s development?

This happy and cohesive Primary School, situated in a reputable St Helens community, are in the process of finding a Primary Teaching Assistant, full of enthusiasm for becoming themselves a Class Teacher, to join their outstanding provision in the coming weeks.

Their genuine conviction in the Teaching Assistant role as genuinely partnering the main Teacher, and not merely as a spare pair of hands, makes this the ideal opportunity for an aspiring Teacher seeking their formative classroom experience.

Primary Teaching Assistant – Benefits:

  • £450 – £550 per week
  • Full-time, long-term role within a single Primary School (no ad-hoc supply work)
  • The ideal classroom experience prior to training as a Teacher
  • Transition onto a permanent contract with the school after only twelve working weeks
  • Coached through the application and interview process by a dedicated and experienced consultant
  • Opportunity to be genuinely integrated into the school’s warm and vibrant community
  • Modern building and fantastic resources

Primary Teaching Assistant – The Role:

  • Coveted role as a Primary Teaching Assistant
  • Sociable hours of 0830 – 1530 Monday to Friday
  • Located in St Helens
  • Collaborating alongside experienced classroom teachers to provide a range of support to an equal range of learners
  • Trained to mark work and record progress
  • Opportunity of running Literacy and Numeracy intervention, in group settings or in a 1:1 capacity
  • Differentiating your support to suit individual needs and dispositions, academic and emotional both
  • To provide encouragement where necessary to children of a tender age
  • Interviewing immediately

Primary Teaching Assistant – Requirements:

  • Strong prior academic background (A Levels)
  • Experience working alongside primary-aged children
  • Competent in Numeracy and Literacy skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively with young people
  • Patient and nurturing disposition

Send your CV to Phoebe at i-teachers, to Apply Now for the role of Primary Teaching Assistant.

Benefits:

  • Free parking
  • On-site parking
  • Referral programme
  • Sick pay
  • Transport links

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

St Helens: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

  • Bachelor’s (required)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)
Posted On: 10/06/2025
Recruiter: i-teachers



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