Overview
Are you looking to start your career in education? Education Supply Pool works with some of the best schools in South Wales and the South West and provides placements that will suit your experience. We offer permanent, long-term and day-to-day work.
Teaching Assistant roles are available in Newport with a salary from £93 per day.
Job Description
Education Supply Pool works with a variety of schools in Newport and surrounding area. We are recruiting enthusiastic and resilient individuals who have experience working with children/young adults with additional learning needs in a childcare setting. Teaching Assistants are a crucial part of the education workforce in Wales, supporting and motivating children to meet their specific needs.
Candidates with full-time availability are desirable, but those with part-time availability are welcome to apply. Owning a valid UK driver's license and having access to a vehicle would widen job opportunities.
About Us
Education Supply Pool is more than just a recruitment agency. We look after Teaching Assistant candidates and aim to ensure you are well supported and rewarded throughout your professional journey. Whether it's career advice, feedback or a chat, you will be welcomed by us, and we are available to make time for you.
Benefits and advantages as a valued member of ESP
- A minimum Teaching Assistant pay rate of at least £93
- A team with over twenty years' experience in both small, local, and large national education agencies
- A dedicated account manager with a background in education
- A £125 recommend a friend scheme
- A variety of daily, short-term, and long-term positions to suit your needs
- No need for completion of time sheets
- Free safeguarding course
Requirements and expectations
- Minimum of 12 months experience in an ALN Specialist School with Education and Training, or Learning Resource Based experience
- Experience working with children/young adults with additional learning needs
- Be attentive to the unique needs of students and identify appropriate solutions when issues arise
- Role may be challenging; be committed and dedicated to the position
- Ability to follow instructions and maintain a positive attitude
- Provide stimulating activities while ensuring hygiene and safety rules
- Excellent communication skills to collaborate with teachers and families
Additional information
We are a preferred supplier on the Welsh Government's National Teacher Framework, offering day-to-day and long-term placements throughout the school year. We offer a range of placements to fit your schedule. All candidates who register with Education Supply Pool will undergo a vetting process, including obtaining two satisfactory relevant references and an enhanced DBS check. All offers are conditional upon satisfactory background checks.
Application and testimonials
To apply for this job please use the links below. Testimonials from ESP candidates:
- "ESP are such a lovely company, they work so efficiently to ensure that onboarding is such a smooth process. Everyone in the office are so lovely and welcoming. When signing up I often emailed David and Abbey who were so lovely " - Eve Courtney
- "I've been with ESP for the last 18 months and have found them really great. The team are always helpful, friendly and professional. The communication is great too and with that personal touch I feel as though I am part of a family " - Dina Little
- "Just an amazing agency. Even though I haven't been with them for very long I can already say they are brilliant. I've been teaching for 24 years, in the UK and Turkey and for other agencies and having just returned to the UK from Turkey "
- "I have worked with ESP since I qualified and they have been really supportive and reliable when it has come to me taking on my first supply teaching roles. Gez has always been in touch regularly and adds a personal touch to every chat "
- "I have been with ESP for over a year and it has been amazing! I was able to gain so much experience from the schools they placed me in until they were able to find me work in my old primary school which is very local to where I live "
- "I've worked for ESP for 2 years this may. I really can't speak highly enough about Gez and the team at ESP. They're all so helpful and supportive, they offer fantastic career progression like training and are super friendly "
- "Education Supply Pool for me personally are the very very best Teaching supply agency in the field. They possess so many strengths: all the staff are so personable - always friendly & helpful & always return calls (without fail) "
- "Maesycwmmer Primary School have been using Education Supply Pool for the last few years and I cannot speak highly enough of them. We mainly deal with Sera who is 100% committed to give us the best service possible."
Address: Education Supply Pool, Office 3.7, Riverside House, Newport Market, Upper Dock Street, Newport, NP20 1DB. ESP Care is a trading name of Education Supply Pool.
