Teaching Assistant – Early Years - Level 3 - required for September
Ridgefield Primary School, Cambridge, CB1 3RL9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Sept 25
Closing date
7 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,584.00 - £27,269.00 Annually (FTE)
Teaching Assistant – Early Years - Level 3 - required for September job summary
We currently have an amazing opportunity to join us as a Level 3 (Early Years) Teaching Assistant. This position is term-time only, 38 weeks per year, salary scale points 7 – 11 (£25,584 FTE to £27,269 FTE) depending on experience and the working hours are 9.00 am – 3.15 pm. This will be a September 2025 start.
Ridgefield Primary School is small one form entry school in Cambridge with approximately 210 pupils, and we also benefit from a 26-place nursery. We have a team of committed staff that make learning fun and exciting and they reflect the very best of classroom practice and quite simply enjoy their profession, this is an opportunity to come and join our team.
The ideal candidate will:
- Enjoy working with children
- Have high expectations of children and themselves
- Have a Level 3 Early Years Professional Status qualification
- Understand the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework and the Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements and the ability to meet them
- Be flexible, creative and upbeat
- Be keen to support class teacher’s learning and carry out interventions
Be a team player who collaborates well with staff, families and the wider community
Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates high standard of both spoken and written English
We can offer you:
A forward looking, outward reaching school with great opportunities to learn alongside others and share good practice
A friendly, supportive team of staff and governors
Enthusiastic children who enjoy taking part in school life
A friendly and supportive school community
Candidates are most welcome to discuss the position with us please email in the first instance to rmetters@ridgefield.cambs.sch.uk, visits are warmly welcomed and encouraged please contact the school office (office@ridgefield.cambs.sch.uk) to arrange a visit.
Ridgefield Primary School is an equal opportunities employer and employs suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Any appointments will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including the right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and two satisfactory references.
Closing date: 12.00 pm 7 July 2025
Interviews: 14 July 2025
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.
About Ridgefield Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 232 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ridgefield Primary School website
Ridgefield is a wonderful community based school on the outskirts of Cambridge, with excellent transport links to the A14 and A11, the main Cambridge train station is only a short walk away.
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