Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant focuses on support lessons, learning activities, behaviour, assessment, or childcare routines according to the role.

What the role involves

• Support lessons, learning activities, behaviour, assessment, or childcare routines according to the role.
• Work with teachers, children, learners, families, or colleagues to keep progress and safety on track.

Skills and requirements

• Someone with experience in a primary setting (helpful, but not essential).
• All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
• Relevant teaching, classroom, childcare, QTS, SEN, safeguarding, or early-years experience may be required.

Confirmed role details

• This is a chance to play a key role in those all-important early years, helping young learners build confidence, curiosity, and a love for school from day one.
• Supporting children as they find their feet, and create a nurturing space where every child feels safe, supported, and ready to grow.
• Working with small groups to build key skills in Phonics, Reading, Writing and Maths.
• Weekly pay through PAYE, no umbrella companies.

Candidate fit

• patience, clear communication, classroom awareness, and confidence supporting learners

Additional role context

• Supporting pupils across KS1 with daily classroom activities.
• Assisting the class teacher with lesson delivery and classroom routines.
• We’re working with friendly, inclusive primary schools in Hackney who are on the lookout for a dedicated KS1 Teaching Assistant.