Teaching & childcare jobs in Ballymena
Updated 23 October 2026 · kept fresh every few hours
6 school, classroom and childcare jobs open in Ballymena today, from 3 employers, including Northern Regional College, Wrightbus and St Mary's Primary School Greenlough. Where the advert gives pay (4 of them), most pay between £13.62 an hour and £35.97 an hour. 2 are part-time, 3 temporary and 2 close within a week.
Classroom Assistant (Special Educational Needs)(Specialist Provision) x 3St Mary's Primary School Greenlough
You'll help a child with Special Educational Needs at St Mary's Primary School in Ballymena, assisting their class teacher with both learning support and daily care.
≈ £14.99 – £15.74 an hourBallymenaCloses 3 Nov
Classroom Support Worker RegisterNorthern Regional College
You'll provide practical, one-on-one support to college students at Northern Regional College, helping them with their studies and personal development.
≈ £13.62 an hourBallymenaCloses 30 Oct
Temporary Part Time Lecturer Supplement RegisterNorthern Regional College
You'll be registered as a temporary part-time lecturer at Northern Regional College, providing teaching support in various subject areas across different campuses.
≈ £27.91 – £44.04 an hourBallymenaCloses 30 Oct
Training Support OfficerNorthern Regional College
You'll provide training support at Northern Regional College in Ballymena, helping students with their courses and supporting the college’s educational programs.
£26,824 – £31,537 a yearBallymenaCloses 30 Oct
Shared Services LeadWrightbus
You'll lead the HR Shared Services function at Wrightbus, ensuring that efficient and high-quality people operations are delivered to both employees and managers throughout the organization.
Pay not statedBallymenaCloses 23 Oct
Employee Relations LeadWrightbus
You'll be the main expert on employee relations at Wrightbus, ensuring all staff policies are applied fairly, consistently, and according to law.
Pay not statedBallymenaCloses 23 Oct
Getting into school, classroom and childcare work
The work: Classroom assistants, nursery and playgroup staff, childminders, teachers.
You must have
- AccessNI Enhanced check — £32, about a week; up to 28 days · AccessNI
- Level 2 qualification in childcare or education (classroom assistant) — Free as an apprenticeship or through Skill Up, one year · Education Authority guidance
- Level 2 or 3 Diploma in Early Years / Childcare (nursery work) — Free as an apprenticeship; Belfast Met runs a free Early Learning & Childcare Assured Skills Academy (closing 13 November 2026), one to two years · Assured Skills Academies
- Teaching: a degree plus PGCE, then GTCNI registration — Degree route; student finance applies, four years or more · General Teaching Council NI
What helps
- Paediatric first aid — Usually paid by the employer, one to two days
Who's hiring
- Northern Regional College 3
- Wrightbus 2
- St Mary's Primary School Greenlough 1