Teaching Assistant

Comberton Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7DU

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  18 November 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12,025.05 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant

Fixed term – until 31 August 2025 (with the potential to become permanent)

To start as soon as possible

Term time only

Salary: Scale TA1b – Scale Range 3-4

FTE salary: £22,737 - £23,114 (52 weeks)

Working hours: 08:50 - 14:50 (with an unpaid mid-morning and lunch break)

Four days per week

Depending upon the department, there is also some requirement to attend paid professional days and/or a paid fortnightly training meeting

Actual starting salary: £12,025.05 pa based on 20.5 hours (four days per week) worked, 38 weeks per year and includes holiday pay)

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.

The Cam Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, prohibition from teaching check, section 128 check (as required) and a medical questionnaire.

We recognise that safeguarding against radicalisation is as important as safeguarding against any other vulnerability. As such, all staff are expected to uphold and promote the fundamental principles of British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect whatever their race, gender, sexuality, religious belief, special need, or disability. As part of our commitment to safeguarding and child protection we fully support the Government's Prevent Strategy.

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 are not accepted.

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.

About Comberton Village College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1930 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Comberton Village College website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/comberton-village-college (opens in new tab)

Please note that listings under Comberton Village College may be for other schools within The Cam Academy Trust.

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Cambourne Village College, Cambourne

Comberton Village College, Comberton

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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

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Thongsley Fields Primary School, Huntingdon

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