Job Description

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: 10/06/20252025-06-10
Recruiter: i-teachers 2025-07-08