Job description

KS2 Teaching Assistant – Part-time, long-term temporary role from September 2026, Mornings only

This school provides a warm, nurturing, and well-organised learning environment where pupils benefit from supportive staff, clear routines, and purposeful teaching. Leaders work collaboratively with teachers and support staff to maintain high expectations, helping pupils feel safe, confident, and ready to learn. Pupils respond positively to calm, consistent approaches that encourage independence, resilience, and steady academic progress.

Duties as KS2 Teaching Assistant:

Support KS2 pupils
Reinforce key skills in literacy, numeracy, and wider curriculum tasks
Help maintain positive behaviour and consistent routines
Support teachers with classroom preparation and resource organisation
Promote pupils’ social, emotional, and academic development
Uphold safeguarding expectations and prioritise pupil welfare

Ideal KS2 Teaching Assistant:

Experience supporting KS2 pupils
Patient, calm, and proactive in meeting varied learning needs
Effective communicator with strong teamwork abilities
Able to follow teacher direction while using initiative where appropriate
Reliable, organised, and committed to supporting pupil progress
Dedicated to safeguarding and promoting pupil well-being

Why Step Teachers?

With a rich history spanning over two decades, our teacher recruitment agency proudly serves North London, East London, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, Cornwall, Devon and Greater Manchester. We foster exclusive relationships with schools and academies in these regions. Our dedicated team, stationed in branches across Barnet, Havering, Norwich, Cambridge, Abingdon, and Plymouth, is committed to supporting and nurturing teachers. Explore rewarding opportunities with our trusted education recruitment services.

We are an approved Crown Commercial Service supplier, proud members of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), and REC Audited in Education, which means we have undergone rigorous external auditing to ensure we consistently meet the highest safeguarding and compliance standing in education recruitment.

Step Teachers is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All candidates registering with Step Teachers are subject to safeguarding checks in line with the DfE’s statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education, including reference checks and an Enhanced DBS check either registered on the Update Service or willingness to obtain one.

Your salary – dependent on experience – is paid weekly through PAYE – that means no self-employed or umbrella companies. Additionally, you gain access to a range of exclusive deals, including discounted high street shopping, travel offers, gym memberships, and more. Moreover, our pay portal offers comprehensive physical and emotional well-being services as standard, ensuring your overall wellness is taken care of.

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