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Teaching Assistant – Secondary School (Year 8) – Walsall
Start Date: September 2025
Contract: Minimum 1 term (with potential to extend for the full academic year)
Location: Walsall
Zest Education is proud to be working in partnership with a vibrant and inclusive secondary school in Walsall who are looking to recruit a dedicated Teaching Assistant to support a Year 8 class starting September 2025.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced Teaching Assistant to make a real impact in a well-supported school environment. The successful candidate will be working closely with the classroom teacher to provide in-class support, help individual pupils reach their full potential, and contribute to a positive and engaging learning atmosphere.
A strong and supportive staff network
A creative, engaging curriculum that celebrates the school’s multicultural community
Easily accessible by public transport and with an on-site car park for staff
Opportunities for professional development and long-term progression
Experience working as a Teaching Assistant, ideally in a secondary school setting
Confidence supporting pupils in Year 8, including small group and 1:1 interventions
A proactive and nurturing approach to learning and behaviour management
A genuine passion for education and making a difference in young people’s lives
This role is initially offered for one term with a strong likelihood of extension for the full academic year for the right candidate.
If you’re an enthusiastic and experienced Teaching Assistant looking to join a fantastic school community this September, we want to hear from you!
Apply today or contact Zest Education for more information.
If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Georgina Cresswell at georgina@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.
Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.
Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.
The role advertised is for temporary supply work.
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Zest Education – small consultancy friendliness with big agency experience.
Website Zest Education
We pair small agency friendliness with big agency experience and will go above and beyond to help you find exactly what you’re looking for. Our priority is to ALWAYS exceed your expectations with unrivalled levels of service.
With over 50 years’ of dedicated education recruitment experience, we understand everything that you go through on a daily basis when working in schools, nurseries and other provisions.
