Teaching & childcare jobs in Newtownabbey
Updated 23 October 2026 · kept fresh every few hours
8 school, classroom and childcare jobs open in Newtownabbey today, from 6 employers, including Hazelwood Integrated College, Acorns north limited and Ashgrove Primary School. Where the advert gives pay (4 of them), most pay between £26k a year and £42k a year. 1 is part-time, 4 temporary and 4 close within a week.
Primary - Teacher (VP Release)Ashgrove Primary School
You'll work at Ashgrove Primary School in Newtownabbey, carrying out general professional duties required of a primary school teacher.
£32,916 – £50,876 a yearNewtownabbeyCloses 5 Nov
Primary - Teacher - Key Stage 2Hollybank Primary School
You'll teach Key Stage 2 pupils at Hollybank Primary School in Newtownabbey, following the guidance of the Principal.
£32,916 – £50,876 a yearNewtownabbeyCloses 28 Oct
Training AdministratorNorthern Regional College (NRC)
You'll support the college's training department by managing records, coordinating courses, and assisting staff with administrative tasks in Newtownabbey.
£25,989 a yearNewtownabbey
Nursery AssistantAcorns north limited
You'll provide high-quality childcare in Newtownabbey by supervising children indoors and outdoors, assisting with personal care, and supporting their learning through play.
To be agreedNewtownabbeyCloses 20 Nov
Training AdministratorNorthern Regional College
You'll work at Northern Regional College in Newtownabbey, helping manage training administration for their wide range of students and business services.
£25,583 – £25,989 a yearNewtownabbeyCloses 30 Oct
Temporary Teacher of Business Studies and KS3 ICTHazelwood Integrated College
You'll teach Business Studies and ICT (Key Stage 3) at Hazelwood Integrated College in Newtownabbey for a temporary contract.
MPS (Payment via NISTR)NewtownabbeyCloses 23 Oct
Temporary Teacher of Numeracy and KS3 & KS4 MathematicsHazelwood Integrated College
You'll teach numeracy and mathematics to students in Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 at Hazelwood Integrated College.
MPS (Payment via NISTR)NewtownabbeyCloses 23 Oct
Temporary Teacher of GeographyHazelwood Integrated College
You'll teach Geography full-time at Hazelwood Integrated College in Newtownabbey for a temporary contract running from January to November 2027.
MPS (Payment via NISTR)NewtownabbeyCloses 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
- Hazelwood Integrated College 3
- Acorns north limited 1
- Ashgrove Primary School 1
- Hollybank Primary School 1
- Northern Regional College 1
- Northern Regional College (NRC) 1