10 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    9 April 2026 at 10am

  • Date listed

    30 March 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£24,796.00 - £25,185.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Scale Level 1b TA, Points 3 to 4. Actual salary £16,462.20 per annum.

Teaching Assistant job summary

TEACHING ASSISTANT

Salary: NJC Scale Level 1b TA, Points 3 to 4 (£24,796 to £25,185 per annum FTE). Actual salary £16,462.20 per annum.

Contract: Permanent. 25.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday 08.50 to 14.50 (with an unpaid break mid-morning and at lunch). Term Time plus 2 training days in September and October (38.4 weeks per year)

Start date: As soon as possible

Place of work: Comberton Village College, Comberton, Cambridgeshire

Place of work:

We are seeking skilled and enthusiastic individuals to join our hard-working team of professionals who dedicate themselves to enabling our students to cope in a mainstream setting and feel safe to prosper academically and socially both now and in the future.

The successful candidate will:

  • Have an approachable and patient nature;
  • Be positive, proactive and professional;
  • Have excellent interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence;
  • Be able to liaise confidently with staff and students;
  • Have a minimum of 5 GCSE grade 4/C including English and Maths;
  • Be energetic and have an interest in working with SEN children / young pupils; and for sixth form roles must have at least A levels or an equivalent level qualification.

The position could provide valuable experience for those wishing to enter the teaching profession. It would also be ideal for a school leaver before university or for a parent who is wishing to return to work.

There is also some requirement to attend a paid training meeting after school once every fortnight

For further details on our school please visit our website Welcome - Comberton Village College

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.

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About Comberton Village College

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1962 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Please note that listings under Comberton Village College may be for other schools within The Cam Academy Trust.

Our schools include:
Cambourne Village College, Cambourne
Comberton Village College, Comberton
Everton Heath Primary, Everton
Gamlingay Village Primary, Gamlingay
Hartford Infant School, Huntingdon
Hartford Primary School, Huntingdon
Jeavons Wood Primary School, Cambourne
Melbourn Village College, Melbourn
Offord Primary School, Offord D'Arcy
St Peters School, Huntingdon
Thongsley Fields Primary School, Huntingdon

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