Department of Basic Education (DBE) Teacher Assistants Job Opportunities 2025
Stipend: R 4,000 pm
Eligibility Criteria:
Grade 12 (Matric) c
Be between 18 and 34 years old (turning 35 by March 2026)
Application Process:
Applications open on 22 April 2025 and close on 9 May 2025.
Apply here
SA Youth – Teacher Assistant and General Assistant Intake 2025
Immediately when you are an Assistant teacher there are many responsibilities and roles that you have to know for you to know the best way to interact with other colleagues. It does not just only end there for you; you need to have abilities and skills to manage learners in the classroom and when your outside.
In South Africa an average classroom could have at least 30+ learners and only one teacher who will be responsible for their day to day wellbeing. And for which it makes it sometimes a bit difficult for teachers to handle all students making sure there is order and learners are participating and following all the requirements of them on that day at work
We remember very well when on 2020 the idea of Teacher Assistants in schools was introduced to many public schools in SA for them to help and aid more whilst creating employment. Which made it an opportunity for unemployed youth in SA to be doing something for a short period of time.
This created Job Opportunities for youth with over 200 000+ Applications within months. The program was successfully created and well built by the Line Manager of employment.
What is a Role of an Assistant Teacher at a school?
Before we could dwell much on the role, one needs to understand the importance as well. Now the role and responsibility of a teacher assistant is to help teachers in handing daily tasks within the schools such as making sure learners are participating and orders of the day are being carried out by all the Learners, organised and well managed within the school for more dedication from the learners.
There can still be more roles that an Assistant Teacher should know, even though some of these tasks and roles can not be mentioned all here due to unfortunate circumstances. Reason being they may depend upon what a teacher may want at that certain time as their other most primary objective in schools is to help teachers as well.
Roles of Assistant Teachers in schools:
We will have a quick look at what are some of the most important roles of an assistant teacher for you to better understand what you will be doing for a successful career at a school that you will be placed at.
You will be required to ensure learners are well organised and are well prepared for tasks even the lazy ones, exams (if applicable) also assisting learners in what teachers may request about a certain homework only if necessary, classwork or task and assignments, depending on the willingness.
To improve the school’s competency as a whole you will be required to do so, to help manage the teacher’s work flow in handling tasks and minor duties that require immediate attention such as marking and other important aspects in the school of your choice, reviewing and also monitoring class rooms and the cleanliness of the classroom before Learners enter.
You will be handling documentations, supervising tests and also helping to arrange paperwork that needs to assessed and packaging them in their way of understanding.
Ensuring good behaviour within learners and implementing order and enforcing good judgment to the learners.
Reporting any misleading behaviour within leaners and providing additional advice to leaners that complies with the school’s rules and showing good morals, as well as leading by an example.
Helping the teacher to manage learner’s marks, grading and gathering relevant documentation and if necessary entering these marks.
Because right now that you have an idea of few things that are meant for you as an assistant and what needs to be done at schools. You now may be having more questions that concern you and the way you should handle them
These are some of the most frequently asked questions by many applicants when there comes a time for this applications, even though you do not get the chance to an Assistant Teacher you can still look at these few questions here and find them very useful
Application Process
Applications for becoming a teaching assistant is now open from 22 April 2025 to May 2025 and this creates room for the youth to apply.
During the application process you will have a choice to pick schools near your area and work on pursuing those schools, which you would love to be an assistant at and they can pick you in their systems.
Also you should keep in mind that applications can only be done through SA Youth.Mobi website as this is the only portal that assist the youth in applying for jobs.
Once you have registered you will be able to apply to schools nearest to the address you provided on your profile.