YR 3 / YR 5 Teaching Assistant
Ortus Recruitment Ltd
| Company | Ortus Recruitment Ltd |
| Category | Operations & Admin |
| Location | — |
| Remote | — |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| First seen | 2 Aug 2026 (the employer did not state a posting date) |
| Last verified | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Source | The employer's own careers page (company_site) |
Description
LOCATION: Lewisham
JOB TYPE: Full-time (Monday to Friday 8:30am – 4pm)
SALARY: £89.00 - £105.00 (depending on experience)
START: Immediate
Ortus Recruitment are looking for an Yr 3 and 5 Teaching Assistant who will support the head teacher and pupils in the classroom and helps with learning and development. The chosen applicant will have a genuine passion in helping young children in an educational setting.
Job Responsibilities:
• Support the head teacher with planning daily activities.
• Works 1:1 with children and small groups to help them learn.
• Support the children with learning difficulties and challenging behaviour.
• Prepare the classroom for the lessons and helps clean up after.
• Admin activities such as photocopying, filing, displaying work, recording and reporting important notes to head teacher/parents.
• Build relationships with the parents of the children to ensure good communication and a warm environment.
• Looks after the children’s health, safety, and wellbeing and making sure all harmful tools are kept at a distance from the children.
• Communicate & listen to everyone, the children, the teachers and the parents.
• Multitasking on different activities while constantly paying attention to the children and head teacher.
• Lunch time activities and play with the children
Requirements:
• A commitment to helping children in their emotional, social and mental health.
• Experience working with SEN children (preferred)
• Able to make good connections with teachers, children and parents.
• Prior experience working with children.
• Sensitivity, patience and dedication when it comes to supporting the children.
• Able to flexibly support yr 3 and yr 5 children in a primary school.
Please Note: We welcome applicants with degrees beyond this or relevant qualifications for working with children.
Why work with us:
• REC Corporate Member that strives to ensure every candidate is given the best chance of success through good recruitment and communication.
• A supportive and positive placement in schools with kind and welcoming staff.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• The opportunity to make a help children from all kinds of backgrounds.
If you want to be a part of a school that values education and helping children, then please apply for this role using your full cv : )
LOCATION: Lewisham
JOB TYPE: Full-time (Monday to Friday 8:30am – 4pm)
SALARY: £89.00 - £105.00
START: Immediate
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