Work-Force
The organisation is recruiting a Teaching Assistant for its Mokopane operation. The role forms part of a wider teaching jobs portfolio across Limpopo.
What This Role Involves
This Teaching Assistant role sits within the teaching jobs function in Mokopane. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Limpopo.
Equally, the organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the Teaching Assistant taking on this position.
Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the teaching jobs group in Mokopane.
Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the teaching jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Mokopane much easier.
Growing With Us
On top of that, this role can grow with you. Strong performers in the teaching jobs team in Mokopane have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Mokopane have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Limpopo.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Mokopane team member.
The Environment
Crucially, the environment is school-based, with structured timetables, a strong focus on learner well-being and a culture of professional collaboration across phases and subjects.
On top of that, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.
A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Limpopo. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Mokopane site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
About the Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the teaching jobs side of the business inside out. The Mokopane group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
Crucially, the team mix in Mokopane reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
Equal Opportunity
Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across Limpopo, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Limpopo.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Mokopane.
Why This Role
Equally, you will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Mokopane colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the teaching jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Equally, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Mokopane keep progressing.
Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Limpopo.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Mokopane teams.
Key Outputs
- Plan, prepare and deliver lessons aligned to the CAPS curriculum
- Mentor student teachers and contribute to peer-learning initiatives
- Communicate regularly with parents and guardians on learner progress
- Foster a safe, inclusive and disciplined classroom environment
- Implement school disciplinary procedures fairly and consistently
What You’ll Need
- Strong classroom management and discipline strategies
- Clear criminal record and child-protection clearance
- Empathy, patience and a genuine love of teaching
- Commitment to continuous professional development
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English
- Willingness to participate in extra-mural activities
- Commitment to safeguarding and learner well-being
Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.