Level 2 - Teaching Assistant

Castle School, Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2EE

11 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,427.00 Annually (FTE)

Level 2 - Teaching Assistant job summary

Level 2 - Teaching Assistant

Castle School, Cambridge

Full Time, Permanent

At Castle School Cambridge, we are proud to be a thriving and ambitious special school, supporting children and young people aged 2-19 with a wide range of complex needs. Our mission, “Together We Learn,” underpins everything we do, placing relationships, high expectations and personalised support at the heart of our practice.

You will work with the Classroom Teacher(s) and other Teaching Assistants to support therapeutic teaching and the ethos of the school.,

To be successful in this role, you will take part in team meetings and provide written reports when required. In addition, you will have some experience of working with, or, caring for, children and young people.

As a Teaching Assistant at Castle School you will be provided with opportunities for personal development and further training and will be well supported in your career.

We currently have the following vacancies available:

Full time role with the following hours:

Monday, 08.45 - 15.30, Tuesday, 08.45 - 15.30, Wednesday 08.45 - 16.30, Thursday + Friday 08.45 - 15.30

X1 Part Time Role - working 11.00 - 14.00

Castle School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance, satisfactory references and all pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Closing Date: 02.11.2026

Interview Date: 12.11.2026

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Castle School, Cambridge

• Organisation type: Special school, ages 2 to 19
• Size: 233 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Castle School, Cambridge website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/castle-school-cambridge

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