Teaching Assistant

St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

St Aidan's CE Memorial Primary School in Tees Valley is seeking a motivated Teaching Assistant to support pupils in a lively primary setting. The role involves helping teachers nurture, inspire and motivate learners across key stages, with a focus on creating rich learning experiences.

You will work closely with staff to raise standards, reinforce learning, and contribute to the welfare and personal development of children.

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant Level 2 Teaching Assistant qualification.
• Have good numeracy, literacy and communication skills.
• Have the knowledge, understanding and skills to support learning.
• Be enthusiastic, resourceful and keen to ensure high pupil achievement, development and wellbeing.
• Have the ethos to build good relationships with children and parents and support daily routines.
• Commitment to safeguarding and the wellbeing of children.

Skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Communication

Enthusiastic

Resourceful

Education

Level 2 Teaching Assistant qualification

Job description

We wish to appoint a highly motivated Teaching Assistant to join our enthusiastic team of professionals at St Aidan's CE Memorial Primary School.

We are looking for someone who can nurture, inspire and motivate pupils and has experience of working in a primary setting.

The successful candidate will:

• Hold a relevant Level 2 Teaching Assistant qualification
• Have good numeracy, literacy and communication skills
• Have the knowledge, understanding and skills to support learning
• Be enthusiastic, resourceful and keen to ensure that the highest possible standards of pupil achievement, personal development and well-being are achieved
• Have the ethos and philosophy to build good relationships with children and parents, support daily routines in a stimulating and creative setting and help to provide rich experiences to enable our children to become effective learners
• Have a commitment to safeguarding and wellbeing of children
• Work alongside our teaching staff to play an important part in helping children get the most out of their learning

St Aidan's CE Memorial Primary School is a bright, lively and exciting learning environment.

St Aidan's CE Memorial Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and an enhanced DBS certificate will be sought along with other relevant employment checks.

Closing date: 9.00am 12 October 2026

Shortlisting: 12 October 2026

Interviews: TBC