Location: Bolton
Start Date: September 1st 2026
Contract: Long-term
Salary: £462 – £550 per week (dependent on experience and scale point).
The School & Role
Vision for Education is hiring a Teaching Assistant in Bolton to support pupils in primary schools starting September will be considered for the right candidate. This is a long-term opportunity with additional daily supply work available.
As a Primary Teaching Assistant, you will support teachers in delivering engaging lessons while helping pupils stay focused, confident, and involved in classroom activities. You’ll work with individual learners and small groups, reinforce lesson content, and help maintain a calm, structured learning environment.
Working closely with teachers, SEN staff, and other support professionals, you will play an important role in encouraging participation, building confidence, and helping pupils make progress throughout the school day.
This role would suit a Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant, SEN Teaching Assistant, Classroom Assistant, or Education Support Worker.
Requirements
To apply for this Teaching Assistant job in Bolton, you should have:
Experience supporting pupils in a primary school, classroom, or educational environment, or a Level 1, Level 2 / Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification.
An interest in supporting children’s learning, wellbeing, and development.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills when working with pupils and school staff.
Confidence assisting with small-group learning and targeted classroom support, including varied learning needs.
A reliable, proactive attitude and the ability to contribute positively within a school team.
Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.
What Vision for Education offer
As a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:
Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.
About Vision for Education
Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.
Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
How to apply
Apply via this website with an up-to-date CV and contact details. For more information, or an informal chat about the role, please call Diane Roberts on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)
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Salary description
£462.00 - £550.00 per week