Sports-Minded Teaching Assistant – Pembrokeshire

Location: Pembrokeshire

Salary: £85.50 per day (PAYE)

Start Date: Immediate Starts Available

Looking to Take Your Coaching Skills into the Classroom?

Are you a football coach, cricket coach, PE graduate, sports coach, youth worker, recent graduate, or someone who enjoys working with young people?

Do you have the energy, confidence, and leadership skills to motivate others and help them succeed?

TeacherActive is working with schools across Pembrokeshire and is looking for enthusiastic Sports-Minded Teaching Assistants to support pupils in both Primary and Secondary settings.

Whether your experience comes from coaching football on weekends, leading cricket training sessions, supporting youth teams, running holiday camps, or working in community sport, this is a fantastic opportunity to transfer those skills into the classroom and make a real difference to young people's education and wellbeing.

The Role

As a Sports-Minded Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Support pupils in the classroom and around the school environment
• Encourage participation, engagement, and positive behaviour
• Help pupils develop confidence, resilience, teamwork, and communication skills
• Build positive relationships with pupils and staff
• Support learning activities alongside teachers
• Act as a positive role model for young people

We're Looking For

• Experience working with children or young people through sports coaching, football clubs, cricket clubs, schools, youth groups, community projects, or similar settings
• A positive, energetic, and proactive attitude
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• A genuine passion for supporting young people
• The ability to motivate and inspire others
• An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to obtain one

Why Work with TeacherActive?

• Competitive PAYE pay from £85.50 per day
• Flexible work to fit around your lifestyle and commitments
• Opportunities in both Primary and Secondary schools
• Long-term, short-term, and day-to-day placements available
• Free CPD and training through My-Progression
• Ongoing support from a dedicated education consultant
• £100 Refer-a-Friend Scheme (T&Cs apply)

Make a Difference Every Day

The skills that make a great coach—communication, encouragement, teamwork, leadership, and resilience—are the same skills that help young people thrive in school.

If you're passionate about sport and helping others reach their potential, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply Today

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01792 717477

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About TeacherActive

TeacherActive is one of the UK’s leading education recruitment agencies, with over 20 years of experience supporting schools and education professionals. We place teachers and support staff into a wide range of temporary, contract and permanent roles, helping candidates find rewarding opportunities that suit their experience, availability and career goals. We pride ourselves on providing an excellent service to both our schools and candidates.

TeacherActive is an equal opportunities employer and operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency in providing temporary, contract and permanent job seeking services.

Registration may involve an enhanced DBS check, ID checks and the supply of good professional references, depending on the role. We are committed to safeguarding and compliance across all placements.

Regular external audits have shown repeatedly that our standards are exceptional. We are passionate about finding the right staff for each education environment.