Website Zest Education
🌟 Teaching Assistant – Primary School – Swadlincote 🌟
📍 Location: Swadlincote
📅 Start Date: ASAP
Are you passionate about supporting children’s learning and development in a nurturing school environment? Zest Education is currently working closely with a welcoming and well-regarded primary school in Swadlincote, who are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join their dedicated team as soon as possible, until the end of December 2025 with the possibility for extension into the new year.
This is a vibrant and inclusive school at the heart of the Swadlincote community. With a strong emphasis on fostering curiosity, creativity and kindness, the school prides itself on delivering a broad and balanced curriculum in a caring and supportive atmosphere. Staff work collaboratively to ensure that every child is encouraged and supported to reach their full potential.
The school has been praised for its warm, respectful relationships between staff and pupils, and its focus on individualised learning. It’s a fantastic place to grow your career in education.
As a Teaching Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting teaching and learning across EYFS, KS1 or KS2 depending on your experience and the school’s needs. Your responsibilities may include:
Working with individual pupils or small groups to reinforce learning
Supporting the class teacher in delivering engaging lessons
Helping to create a positive and stimulating learning environment
Assisting with the planning and preparation of classroom activities
Monitoring pupil progress and feeding back to the teacher
Supporting pupils with additional needs where necessary
✅ A Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification (preferred)
✅ Experience in a primary school setting
✅ A proactive, flexible, and enthusiastic approach to supporting learning
✅ Strong communication and interpersonal skills
✅ Patience, empathy and a genuine passion for working with children
✅ A commitment to promoting the well-being and progress of all pupils
✅ Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection procedures
A competitive rate of pay, reflective of your experience and qualifications
A dedicated consultant who will support you throughout your placement
Opportunities for further roles in your local area
Interested?
If you’re ready to make a difference in a fantastic primary school setting, we want to hear from you! If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Charlotte at charlotte@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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