Jobs in London - Teaching Assistant • West London

Company: Teaching Personnel Ltd

West London

Teaching Assistant - Long-Term Role – Southfields – September 2025 Start Supportive Opportunity for a Kind, Patient and Resilient TATeaching Personnel is looking to appoint a committed, empathetic, and dependable Teaching Assistant for a full-time, long-term position within a welcoming primary school in the Southfields area. The role involves supporting pupils with a variety of additional needs, including social, emotional and behavioural challenges, as well as learning difficulties. Using initiative and being confident in creating a strong relationship with the children will be required, to ensure they are developing as expected and involved with the learning throughout the day. Adaptability is essential, and there may be instances of dealing with challenging behaviour and assisting the teacher with daily classroom duties.This is a great opportunity for an experienced TA, or someone with a background in SEN, care work or youth support, who is confident working with high-needs pupils and can bring both structure and kindness to the classroom.Main Responsibilities Confident providing 1:1 support to children with additional learning needsAbility to complete intervention work with small groups of childrenOn hand to support the teacher with general classroom supportPreparing resources for the day and ensuring the classroom is ready for lessons What You’ll Receive: A full-time, long-term role in a supportive Southfields primary schoolWeekly pay through PAYE – no umbrella deductionsAccess to specialist training and ongoing CPD via our CPD AcademyOne-to-one guidance from your dedicated consultantUse of the myTPWork app to manage bookings and availability£50 Refer a Friend bonus for every successful recommendation What We're Looking For: Experience supporting pupils with additional or behavioural needs (preferred but not required)A calm, kind, and positive approach to supporting learning and behaviourStrong interpersonal and teamworking abilitiesA genuine commitment to helping children succeed and growAvailability to work full-time during term time Next StepIf this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we’d love to hear from you. Please send over your CV, and one of our consultants will be in touch shortly to talk you through the role and support you through the application process. All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.