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Step into a Teaching Assistant role in Butterworth and make your mark across Eastern Cape. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.
About the Opportunity
The organisation is investing in its Butterworth 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.
Communication runs both ways. Managers across the teaching jobs team in Eastern Cape make time for one-to-ones, and people are expected to speak up early when something needs attention.
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 Butterworth much easier.
Based in Butterworth
Butterworth continues to grow as an employment hub in Eastern Cape, with in the growing Buffalo City Metro. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.
Many candidates already living within reach of Butterworth 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.
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 Butterworth.
Your Workplace
Equally, 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.
Crucially, 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.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Butterworth site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
Core Functions
- Provide individualised support to learners with diverse needs
- Manage classroom resources, learner materials and digital platforms
- Support whole-school improvement plans and quality assurance processes
- Mentor student teachers and contribute to peer-learning initiatives
- Integrate technology and active-learning strategies into lessons
- Plan, prepare and deliver lessons aligned to the CAPS curriculum
- Implement school disciplinary procedures fairly and consistently
Minimum Requirements
- Commitment to safeguarding and learner well-being
- Experience integrating technology into lessons is an advantage
- Commitment to continuous professional development
- Current SACE registration or proof of application
- Empathy, patience and a genuine love of teaching
- Relevant subject specialisation aligned to the vacancy
- Strong collaboration with phase, subject and pastoral teams
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.