Work-Force
This is a current vacancy. Role: Teaching Assistant. Location: Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
About the Opportunity
The organisation is investing in its Gqeberha operation, and this Teaching Assistant position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the teaching jobs function and contribute to the wider Eastern Cape business.
In addition, 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.
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 Gqeberha much easier.
Working in Gqeberha
Working in Gqeberha means a place near the Mthatha regional service centre, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Eastern Cape region, and the Gqeberha office benefits from those long-standing connections.
Many candidates already living within reach of Gqeberha cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Eastern Cape economy.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape.
Why Join Us
You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Gqeberha colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the teaching jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Practically speaking, 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 Gqeberha 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 Eastern Cape.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Supervise extra-mural activities, study sessions and excursions
- Manage classroom resources, learner materials and digital platforms
- Integrate technology and active-learning strategies into lessons
- Mentor student teachers and contribute to peer-learning initiatives
- Plan, prepare and deliver lessons aligned to the CAPS curriculum
- Implement school disciplinary procedures fairly and consistently
- Maintain accurate mark sheets, attendance and learner profile records
- Provide individualised support to learners with diverse needs
Essential Criteria
- Willingness to participate in extra-mural activities
- Empathy, patience and a genuine love of teaching
- Ability to support learners with diverse learning needs
- Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) or PGCE in the relevant phase
- Commitment to continuous professional development
- Strong classroom management and discipline strategies
Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.