training and education
E-learning modules
Teaching Assistant
£14.24 - £15.35 per hour
Cheshunt
Do you bring the patience, energy, and commitment needed to inspire young learners and help them unlock their full potential?
Can you team up effectively with class teachers to deliver focused booster groups, provide individual guidance, and maintain an encouraging room dynamic?
Are you seeking a reliable, full-time classroom support role offering steady, long-term continuity at a supportive primary school in Cheshunt?
Randstad Education has teamed up with a forward-thinking Primary School in Cheshunt to recruit an adaptable, caring Teaching Assistant on a full-time, ongoing contract. Assisting pupils across Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, this welcoming school offers a positive, community-centred environment dedicated to academic progress and pastoral welfare. We are looking for a dependable practitioner ready to facilitate small-group interventions, provide one-to-one assistance for children requiring extra scaffolding, and ensure every pupil feels capable, secure, and ready to learn.
Core Duties
- Focused Group Interventions: Run structured booster sessions in phonics, reading comprehension, and practical maths, adapting tasks to meet individual learning milestones.
- Individual Inclusion Support: Offer patient 1:1 guidance to children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) or English as an Additional Language (EAL), keeping tasks clear, accessible, and engaging.
- Learning Space Preparation: Help organise teaching apparatus, set up visual timetables, and maintain a tidy, hazard-free classroom environment.
- Constructive Behaviour Management: Champion whole-school positive behaviour routines across lessons, corridor transitions, and playground breaks using encouraging praise and proactive strategies.
- Observation & Updates: Monitor daily progress and engagement levels, providing concise, actionable feedback to the class teacher and SENCO.
- Pastoral Care: Serve as a reassuring, consistent role model who helps pupils build resilience, navigate peer friendships, and develop growing self-confidence.
Candidate Profile
- Experience & Qualifications: Practical experience supporting primary-aged children (within classrooms, early years, or youth settings) or an accredited Level 2/3 Teaching Assistant qualification is preferred.
- Essential Competencies: Solid English literacy and numeracy, articulate communication, and a practical familiarity with primary classroom routines.
- Approach & Demeanour: A calm, adaptable, and emotionally resilient nature capable of connecting with children from diverse backgrounds.
- Collaborative Mindset: A proactive willingness to assist classroom teachers, support colleagues, and uphold strict child safeguarding standards.
- Compliance Checks: Holds an Enhanced Child Workforce DBS registered on the Update Service (or readiness to complete a new application via Randstad).
Working with Randstad
- Dependable Hourly Pay: £14.24 - £15.35 per hour
- Ongoing Consistency: Step straight into a dependable, full-time classroom post in Cheshunt with a consistent daily routine.
- Complimentary CPD: Free access to accredited training modules covering Autism Awareness, Positive Handling, and Safeguarding Essentials.
- Direct Regional Support: Ongoing one-to-one advice and check-ins from Neeraj, your local education consultant with established connections across Hertfordshire schools.
- Referral Programme: Earn a £300 retail voucher for every educator or classroom assistant you successfully introduce to our agency!
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.
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