Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

Pay Scale: £95 – £110 per day

Start Date: September 2026

Location: Mapplewell, Barnsley

Full-time role

Join Our Outstanding Team at Career Teachers!

Career Teachers is excited to announce a rewarding opportunity for a dedicated Teaching Assistant to support a Year 4 class at a welcoming mainstream primary school in Barnsley.

At this one-form entry Primary School, the classrooms are led by compassionate, enthusiastic, and highly skilled educators who value the development and well being of each child under their supervision. They cherish and appreciate the distinctiveness of each of their students and strive to assist them in growing confidently and flourishing in their unique identity.

As a Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Assist the children in accessing the curriculum and achieving their individual targets
• Implement strategies to support academic development
• Foster a positive and nurturing environment to promote confidence and independence
• Collaborate closely with the class teacher, SENCO, and parents to ensure consistent progress

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience in supporting children within a classroom environment, including small group work and 1:1 support
• Patience, empathy, and be skilled at building rapport with children
• Confidence in implementing personalised learning plans.
• Qualifications such as a Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant certificate (desirable but not essential)
• Good skills as a team player who is adaptable and proactive in their approach

Why Work with Career Teachers?

• Competitive Pay: Long-term placements will be paid at the equivalent scale rate, meaning you’ll earn the same as if you were working in a permanent role at a school
• Flexible Working: Gain exposure to different teaching environments, curricula, and classroom management styles
• Exclusive Training: Receive exclusive training courses designed to help you develop essential skills
• Career Progression: Secure your place in a school for through Career Teachers, on along-term placement or continue with flexible working opportunities with us
• Supportive Environment: Work with dedicated consultants who will support you throughout your journey, helping you develop professionally  

Our benefits:

• A Refer a Friend Scheme giving you a bonus of up to £250
• Exclusive vacancies within local Schools and Multi Academy Trusts 
• Competitive weekly pay
• Assignments paid to a scale after 12 weeks (AWR)
• Online time sheets
• Your own dedicated consultant
• Guaranteed pay schemes
• Genuine refer a friend scheme
• Affinity Extra – Thousands of discounts on multiple high street shops including coffee and cinemas, plus other benefits and a Health & Well-Being portal.

*These benefits are applicable to those who are working with Career Teachers. You will gain access to the Affinity Extra this portal once you start working with us.

All roles will require an enhanced criminal record disclosure (DBS), although we can help with this process a new application is required if your current DBS is not on the update service, and reference checks.

If the above role is just what you’re looking for, then please send across your CV by clicking the apply button. If not, check out our website for a range of opportunities that might excite you!

Career Teachers are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcomes applications regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief pregnancy and maternity or disability as well as adhering to strict Safeguarding procedures.

This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Career Teachers operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.

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