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Teaching Assistant – Secondary School – Wolverhampton
Start Date: September 2025
Contract: One Term (with the potential to extend for the full academic year)
Location: Wolverhampton
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Are you passionate about supporting young people in education? Zest Education is currently recruiting for a Teaching Assistant to join a vibrant and inclusive secondary school in Wolverhampton. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the classroom and make a real difference in students’ lives.
This Teaching Assistant position is due to start in September 2025 and will initially run for one term, with a strong possibility of extension to the full academic year. You will be supporting students aged 11-16 across a range of subjects, working closely with teaching staff to provide tailored academic and pastoral support.
Supporting individual students or small groups with their learning
Assisting the classroom teacher in the preparation and delivery of lessons
Promoting positive behaviour and engagement within the classroom
Helping to create a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment
We are looking for someone who:
Has a genuine interest in working with young people
Is patient, reliable, and approachable
Can work effectively as part of a team
Has strong communication and interpersonal skills
Experience working with children or young people, particularly in an educational setting, is desirable but not essential. Graduates considering a career in teaching are also encouraged to apply.
A dedicated consultant to support you throughout your placement
Access to ongoing CPD and training opportunities
Competitive rates of pay
A friendly and professional team who value your work
If you’re ready to take the next step in your education career and want to be part of a supportive school community in Wolverhampton, we’d love to hear from you.
If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Georgina 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.
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.
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.