Job description
Your new company
Have you completed a Level 2 Qualification as a Teaching Assistant and are looking to get started with your career?
As a market leading specialist education recruitment agency, Hays Education can help.
Our dedicated team can help you find a role within the Sefton area where you can put your skills into practice and progress your career as a Teaching Assistant. With a mix of full and part-time hours available, we will have a job that suits your needs.
Your new role
Teaching Assistants play a crucial role in the learning journey for pupils, offering support to the class teacher where they have groups or individuals in the class who need extra help or a more tailored approach.
Typical day-to-day duties include:
- Liaising with the class teacher on the plan for the day
- Helping set up the classroom and organise relevant resources
- Supporting students on a 1:1 or small group basis once the lesson is underway, ensuring they understand their work and make the relevant progress
- Supporting pupils who are upset, anxious or struggling emotionally
- Assist with marking and record keeping
- Provide feedback to teachers and parents on pupil's progress and behaviour
- Follow safeguarding and child protection procedures
- Monitor pupils during break times, lunchtimes, school trips and activities
- Ensure children remain safe and engaged throughout the school day
What you'll need to succeed
As well as your Level 2 qualification, you will also need a minimum of 20 days' experience working with school-age children in the last 2 years that we can reference. You will be patient and empathetic with good literacy and numeracy skills. You will be an excellent communicator and be able to work in a team to ensure each child gets the support they need to progress.
What you'll get in return
By registering with Hays Education, you will have the full support and guidance of a dedicated recruitment expert, as well as a wide range of benefits which include:
- Access to free training course
- Refer a friend scheme
- Flexible working options
- Holiday entitlement
- Comparative pay via AWR
- Option to pay into pension
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
Extra information
- Status
- Open
- Education Level
- Secondary School
- Location
- Low Hill
- Type of Contract
- Temporary full-time jobs
- Salary indication
- Between £95.00 and £100.00 Per Hour
- Published at
- 21-08-2026
- Profession type
- Training
- Full UK/EU driving license preferred
- No
- Car Preferred
- No
- Must be eligible to work in the EU
- No
- Cover Letter Required
- No
- Languages
- English
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