Teaching Assistant
Comberton Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7DUThis job expired on 8 June 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
8 June 2023 at 9am
Date listed
22 May 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Part time: Term time only
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year from September 2023
Full-time equivalent salary
- FTE salary: £20,812 - £21,189 (52 weeks)
Actual salary
- 13,423.12pa - 25 hours worked, 38 weeks per year and includes holiday pay
Pay scale
- Scale TA1b – Scale Range 3-4
What skills and experience we're looking for
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.
What the school offers its staff
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.
Further details about the role
Depending upon the department, there is also some requirement to attend paid professional days and/or a paid fortnightly training meeting
How to apply:
Please complete and return the Support Staff Application form. Your application should be supported by a letter of application (consisting of no more than 2 sides of A4 printed) which explains the reason for your interest, whether you are interested in The Cabin, The Centre, KS3 or KS4 Support or Sixth Form and your relevant track record that confirms you could fulfil the expectations of the role
Applications should be submitted to: HR Assistant on personnel@combertonvc.org as soon as possible but no later than 9.00am on Thursday 8th June 2023.
Please note that we do not accept applications by CV
Interviews to be held on Monday 12thJune 2023
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.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Comberton Village College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1935 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)
- Email address
- personnel@combertonvc.org
- Phone number
- 01223262503
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
Arranging a visit to Comberton Village College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email personnel@combertonvc.org.
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