teaching assistant.

• Classroom Assistance: Partner with class teachers to prepare learning environments, organize practical tools, and maintain a structured, safe classroom.
• Targeted Interventions: Facilitate focused small-group interventions emphasizing fundamental reading, early writing, and core numeracy.
• One-to-One Guidance: Provide direct individual support to pupils requiring academic assistance or those with Special Educational Needs (SEND).
• Behavior Management: Utilise positive reinforcement strategies to foster pupil focus, engagement, and emotional well-being.
• Resource & Display Prep: Assist in producing creative educational displays and setting up hands-on learning resources for weekly units.
• Pupil Welfare & Safeguarding: Uphold rigorous safeguarding protocols during indoor lessons, assemblies, and playground duties.

Candidate Requirements

• Background & Experience: Experience working with children in primary, early years, or youth provisions (Level 2 or 3 TA qualification highly regarded).
• Key Skills: Strong verbal communication, emotional resilience, adaptability, and sound knowledge of foundational literacy and numeracy.
• Proactive Ethos: An enthusiastic, cooperative mindset committed to working collaboratively alongside classroom teachers and senior leadership.
• Vetting Requirements: Enhanced Child DBS registered on the Update Service (or readiness to initiate a new check through Randstad).

Benefits of Partnering with Randstad

• Competitive Pay: £14.24 - £15.35 per hour
• Immediate Placement: Step straight into a rewarding full-time, long-term support role at an established primary facility in Cheshunt.
• Continuous Professional Growth: Free access to accredited CPD courses, including Autism Awareness, Safeguarding, and Team-Teach.
• Dedicated Support: One-to-one advice from Neeraj, your specialist education consultant with extensive Hertfordshire recruitment insight.
• Referral Rewards: Claim £300 in retail vouchers for every suitable educator or teaching assistant you successfully refer.

How to Apply

If you are a dedicated and supportive individual ready to make a difference in a school setting, please apply immediately with your CV or contact Neeraj at neeraj.kommaravalli@randstad.co.uk for more information.

We are the UK market leader for recruitment in education. We have nearly two decades of experience helping teachers and support staff find temporary and permanent roles in schools, colleges, and nurseries. We partner with over 2,500 schools each week, supporting more than 135,000 children every day across the country, which allows us to find the right match for your skills.