Primary Teaching Assistant

i-teachers; St Helens; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable Primary School in St Helens is seeking a Primary Teaching Assistant dedicated to aiding children's development and aspiring to become a teacher. This full-time role offers invaluable classroom experience, with the possibility of transitioning to a permanent contract after twelve weeks, alongside professional support and integration into a vibrant school community.

Benefits

Full-time, long-term role

Opportunity for permanent contract

Dedicated consultancy support

Modern building and fantastic resources

Sociable hours

Referral programme

Sick pay

Free and on-site parking

Transport links

Qualifications

• Strong prior academic background (A Levels).
• Experience working alongside primary-aged children.
• Competent in Numeracy and Literacy skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to a range of learners in collaboration with teachers.
• Run Literacy and Numeracy interventions.
• Encourage and guide children, adapting support to individual needs.

Skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Patience

Communication

Education

A Levels

Job description

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Primary Teaching Assistant, Saint Helens

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i-teachers

Location:

Saint Helens, United Kingdom

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Other

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Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

25.06.2025

Expiry Date:

09.08.2025

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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:

• 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
• 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)