*I am not one, but I always thought being a teaching assistant would be the perfect job to fit around family. School hols off and finish at 4.30 each day.
I'm happy to be corrected by somebody who actually works as one though.*
The pay is horrific, you are often working with the most difficult or vulnerable children in the class, you are expected to actually take whole lessons in some cases and plan them (although a qualified teacher should be checking the planning over at least)....
People do enjoy it but I doubt they would describe it as the perfect job!