Teaching Assistant

Bristol

Full Time | ASAP Start

A vibrant and welcoming primary school in the Bristol area is seeking a Teaching Assistant to join their team as soon as possible.

The ideal candidate will be patient, supportive, and adaptable, with a genuine passion for helping children learn and thrive. You’ll build strong, positive relationships with pupils and staff, communicate clearly, and work well as part of a collaborative team.

A great teaching assistant understands how to support children with a range of needs—including special educational needs (SEN)—and contributes to an inclusive, encouraging classroom environment. Reliability, organisation, and a proactive mindset are key, as is a willingness to step in wherever needed to support both learning and well-being.

• Support the class teacher in delivering engaging lessons and activities
• Work with individual pupils or small groups to reinforce learning
• Assist children with special educational needs or additional support requirements
• Help prepare and organise learning materials and classroom resources
• Encourage positive behaviour and provide emotional support
• Supervise pupils during break times, lunchtime, and school trips
• Support the development of reading, writing, and numeracy skills
• Follow safeguarding procedures and uphold all school policies
• Provide feedback to the teacher on pupil progress and behaviour
• Maintain a safe, organised, and stimulating classroom environment that supports learning and engagement

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition you will receive:

- Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities

- Permanent job roles

- Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process

- Working to Agency Workers Regulations

- Interview preparation, advice and support

- Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay