Teaching Assistant

Hinchingbrooke School, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 3BN

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  24 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, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Scale TA Level 1,2 or 3. Actual salary £21,267.34 pa for Level 1, £21,942.34 pa for Level 2 and £22,645.65 pa for Level 3

Teaching Assistant job summary

TEACHING ASSISTANT

Salary: NJC Scale TA Level 1, 2 or 3

Level 1a and b, points 3-4 (£24,796 to £25,185 pa FTE). Actual salary £21,267.34 pa on point 3

Level 2, points 5 to 6 - (£25,583 to £25,989 pa FTE). Actual salary £21,942.34 pa on point 5

Level 3, points 7 to 11 (£26,403 to £28,142 per annum). Actual salary £22,645.65 pa on point 7.

Contract: Permanent. 32.5 hours per week. Term time plus 5 training days (39 weeks per year). Part time may be considered

Start date: As soon as possible

Place of work: Hinchingbrooke School, Huntingdon

We are looking for a highly motivated and committed Teaching Assistant to join our thriving SEND department at Hinchingbrooke School. We are seeking an individual to be a member of our SEND support team who can support our students to access their learning in a range of contexts and lessons.

This role is ideal for those who genuinely have a passion for helping students, particularly with learning difficulties, and also a fantastic opportunity for those considering a career in Teaching to gain valuable first-hand experience.

We are a friendly team and we will offer training and support for the right individual. This is a great opportunity to work in a school with a skilful and dedicated teaching team and wonderful children. So if you think you have what it takes to make a difference to the lives of our SEND students, come and join us at Hinchingbrooke where we believe every student can fulfil their potential and challenge themselves in everything they do.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be calm and solution-focused
• Be proactive and show initiative
• Be creative, flexible and kind in their approach to supporting children to achieve their best
• Have a good sense of fun and want to be part of a whole staff team
• Have a good level of subject knowledge, suitable to the primary phase

We can offer:

• Excellent professional development opportunities
• A supportive and experienced teaching team
• Children who love learning and are rewarding to work with
• Excellent resources and the wider career development opportunities afforded by a multi academy trust

For further details on the school please visit our website Hinchingbrooke School - Home

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 Hinchingbrooke School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 2109 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hinchingbrooke School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hinchingbrooke-school-huntingdon

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