Teaching Assistant

A Teaching Assistant is needed in Ballito. The role focuses on consistent delivery, accurate work and clear communication across the KwaZulu-Natal operation.

Overview

This Teaching Assistant role sits within the teaching jobs function in Ballito. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across KwaZulu-Natal.

Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Ballito teams, and the new Teaching Assistant will feel that from the first week.

Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Teaching Assistant is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in KwaZulu-Natal is consistently high and consistently fair.

What We Offer

You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Ballito colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the teaching jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.

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 Ballito keep progressing.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Ballito teams.

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 KwaZulu-Natal.

The Environment

Notably, 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.

Practically speaking, 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.

In addition, a respectful, professional environment is the standard in KwaZulu-Natal. 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 Ballito site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

About Ballito

In addition, the role is based in Ballito, along the lush KZN North Coast. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Ballito and the broader KwaZulu-Natal region.

Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Ballito.

Many candidates already living within reach of Ballito cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local KwaZulu-Natal economy.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal.

Equal Opportunity

Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Ballito.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across KwaZulu-Natal.

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 Ballito.

Daily Duties

• Plan, prepare and deliver lessons aligned to the CAPS curriculum
• Mentor student teachers and contribute to peer-learning initiatives
• Participate in subject moderation and departmental planning meetings
• Implement school disciplinary procedures fairly and consistently
• Supervise extra-mural activities, study sessions and excursions
• Maintain SACE registration and engage in continuous professional development
• Assess learner progress through formative and summative assessments
• Foster a safe, inclusive and disciplined classroom environment

Who We’re Looking For

• Strong classroom management and discipline strategies
• Experience integrating technology into lessons is an advantage
• Relevant subject specialisation aligned to the vacancy
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English
• Ability to support learners with diverse learning needs
• Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) or PGCE in the relevant phase

Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.