Supply Teaching Assistant

Job Vacancy: Supply Teaching Assistant
Location: Teignmouth, Devon
Salary: £14.45 - £15.20 per hour
Start Date: January 2025
Contract Type: Supply, Flexible

Are you an enthusiastic and reliable individual with a passion for supporting children’s learning? We are looking for a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our team in Teignmouth, Devon, starting in January 2025. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone seeking a flexible and rewarding role in an education setting.

About the Role:
As a Supply Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with class teachers to support the delivery of lessons and assist in maintaining a positive, productive classroom environment. Your main duties will include helping students with their individual learning needs, ensuring the classroom runs smoothly, and providing general support throughout the school day.

Key Responsibilities of a teaching assistant:

• Support the teacher in planning and delivering engaging lessons
• Assist students with individual learning needs, including SEN support when required
• Help to manage classroom behaviour and create a safe and positive learning environment
• Provide general administrative support, including preparing resources and marking work
• Supervise students during break times, lunch, and other non-classroom activities

The Ideal Candidate Will:

• Have experience working with children in a school or similar setting (preferred but not essential)
• Be enthusiastic, patient, and adaptable
• Have excellent communication skills and the ability to work well as part of a team
• Be confident in supporting children with a range of learning styles and needs
• Have a positive, can-do attitude and be flexible in your approach to work

Why Join Us?

• Competitive hourly rate of £14.45 - £15.20 per hour
• Flexible supply contract, offering you the chance to work around your availability
• Opportunity to work in a friendly, supportive school environment
• A rewarding role where you can make a real difference in children’s education and development
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools. 

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you. 

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition you will receive: 

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
• Permanent job roles
• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
• Working to Agency Workers Regulations
• Interview preparation, advice and support
• Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay