Teaching Assistant

Step into a Teaching Assistant role in Saldanha and make your mark across Western Cape. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.

The Role

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

The successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Saldanha team on trust, and the Teaching Assistant role will feel that from week one.

Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Teaching Assistant to step into the teaching jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.

A Typical Day

Your day begins before the bell, with last-minute lesson prep, learner check-ins and a moment to set the tone for the classroom. Lessons follow the rhythm of the timetable, but no two are quite the same — you adapt explanations, encourage quiet learners, and gently redirect those who need it. Breaks are spent marking, planning or supporting colleagues, and after-school hours might bring a meeting, an extra-mural or a parent conversation. By the time you head home, you have shaped young minds in small but lasting ways.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Saldanha.

In addition, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Western Cape operations throw up the unexpected.

Equal Opportunity

Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across Western Cape, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.

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 Saldanha.

Your Role

• Supervise extra-mural activities, study sessions and excursions
• Support whole-school improvement plans and quality assurance processes
• Maintain accurate mark sheets, attendance and learner profile records
• Maintain SACE registration and engage in continuous professional development
• Contribute to the school’s enrichment programmes and community outreach

Essential Criteria

• Commitment to safeguarding and learner well-being
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English
• Experience integrating technology into lessons is an advantage
• Empathy, patience and a genuine love of teaching
• Strong classroom management and discipline strategies

Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.