Literacy Intervention Teaching Assistant – Part-Time

NPT Pass; Neath; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Neath Port Talbot Council's school in Neath is recruiting a Teaching Assistant Level 3 (Literacy Intervention). The role starts asap and runs until 31 August 2027, with a salary of £20,040, term-time adjustment, 30 hours a week, 39 weeks per year.

You will plan and deliver small-group literacy interventions, support reading fluency and comprehension, and work closely with teachers to raise literacy standards while prioritising safety and pupil wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children in an educational setting.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver small-group and one-to-one literacy interventions using specific programmes.
• Support reading fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, spelling, and writing skills.
• Use evidence-informed literacy programmes and strategies.
• Build positive relationships that encourage confidence and engagement with reading.
• Promote reading for pleasure and wider reading habits.
• Work alongside teachers to support pupils' access to learning.
• Establish positive relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and promoting high expectations.
• Supervise and support pupils, ensuring their safety, wellbeing, and engagement in learning.
• Support pupils with a range of learning needs.
• Use a person-centred approach to support individual pupils and help them achieve their potential.
• Promote effective use of the school library.
• Manage literacy intervention resources and materials.
• Monitor, track, and evaluate student progress, adapting provision where necessary.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Caring

Team player

IT confident

Job description

Neath Port Talbot Council's school in Neath is recruiting a Teaching Assistant Level 3 (Literacy Intervention). The role starts asap and runs until 31 August 2027, with a salary of £20,040, term-time adjustment, 30 hours a week, 39 weeks per year.

You will plan and deliver small-group literacy interventions, support reading fluency and comprehension, and work closely with teachers to raise literacy standards while prioritising safety and pupil wellbeing.