Job Description

Primary Teaching Assistant - PRU - Bedfordshire

Start Date: ASAP

Daily rate: £92.50 Per Day

Location: Bromham

Hours: 8:45-3:45 (Monday-Thursday) Friday 8:45-12:00.


Temp to Perm Opportunity with Tradewind Recruitment

Are you a patient and compassionate person who can build rapport with children quickly? Do you thrive in non-mainstream settings?

We're looking for a Primary Teaching Assistant to join a well-established alternative provision based in Bromham, near Bedford. This school provides personalised learning pathways for students who thrive outside of a mainstream environment, and they need dedicated staff who can help pupils feel supported, motivated, and valued every day.

Our partner school are looking for a Teaching Assistant who is flexible, dynamic and capable of using their initiative to support students with a range of SEMH needs.

The Role:

  • Working closely with teaching staff to support pupils with social, emotional, and behavioural needs

  • Building strong, positive relationships to help students re-engage with learning

  • Supporting both in-class activities and 1:1 interventions

  • Helping to create a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment

What We're Looking For:

  • Experience working with young people, ideally those with SEMH needs or behavioural challenges (school or youth work background welcome)

  • Calm, resilient, and proactive personality

  • A genuine desire to see young people succeed

  • The ability to commit long-term, with the view to securing a permanent role

Why Choose Tradewind?

  • We're the most recommended education recruitment agency in the UK (check our reviews!)

  • Competitive rates of pay, with weekly payroll

  • A temp-to-perm route, giving you the chance to secure a permanent contract with the school after a successful period

  • Ongoing CPD and training opportunities, including free accredited courses

  • A dedicated local consultant who knows Bedfordshire schools inside-out and will support you every step of the way

If you're looking for a role where you can genuinely transform outcomes for young people, and you'd like the backing of an award-winning agency to help you secure it, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now, or contact Tradewind Recruitment today to find out more.