Job Description

Position: Teaching Assistant

Location: Tetherdown, London

Start date: ASAP

Responsibilities of a Teaching Assistant:

As a Teaching Assistant, you will support classroom activities and assist teachers in delivering engaging lessons; provide one-on-one Support; offer personalized help to students who may require additional assistance. As a Teaching Assistant you will assist with administrative tasks; inspire curiosity and foster a love for education by encouraging questions and exploration. The Teaching Assistant must have experience and patience of SEND students or SEMH, and must be able to participate in all aspects of learning even PE!

Requirements of a Teaching Assistant:

  • A degree
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • A passion for teaching and a desire to share that passion with students
  • Prior experience in a school or educational setting is a plus.

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, and Devon. We foster exclusive relationships with schools and academies in these regions. Our dedicated team, stationed in branches across Barnet, Enfield, Havering, Norwich, Cambridge, Abingdon, and Plymouth, is committed to supporting and nurturing teachers. Explore rewarding opportunities with our trusted education recruitment services.

Step Teachers are an agency listed as an approved supplier on the Crown Commercial Service and is proud to be REC audited. This ensures we are carrying out comprehensive checks in line with the REC Code of Professional Practice and are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Upon registration, candidates will be subject to a variety of checks including an enhanced DBS check, full references including your most recent employer, and verification of eligibility to work in the UK.

Weekly pay is processed through PAYE. We offer high street, travel, gym membership and many other exclusive discounts, along with physical and emotional well-being services as standard with our pay portal.
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