Teaching Assistant - Level 1

Cambourne Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 6FR

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  13 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 July 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 £16,359.49 per annum.

Teaching Assistant - Level 1 job summary

TEACHING ASSISTANT - LEVEL 1

Salary: NJC Scale Level 1b TA, Points 3 to 4 (£24,796 to £25,185 per annum FTE). Actual salary £16,359.49 per annum

Contract: Permanent. 25 hours per week - Monday to Friday 09.00 to 15.00 (with an unpaid break mid-morning and at lunch totaling 1 hour). Term Time plus 5 training days (39 weeks per year)

Start date: September 2026

Place of work: Cambourne Village College, Cambourne, Cambridgeshire

We are seeking a talented, committed and ambitious Teaching Assistants to join our excellent staff.  Our Centre and Inclusion Team supports students with a range of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and behavioural needs and implements a variety of different support methods and programmes.  This will involve supporting teaching staff within a classroom setting, sometimes working with students on a 1:1 basis or in small groups under the direction of subject specialists.

Applicants should have the following attributes:

• Excellent communication skills
• Enthusiasm
• 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
• A commitment to improving outcomes for students with SEND
• The ability to contribute to the work of the SEN/Inclusion department
• The ability to contribute to the work of the SEN/Inclusion department
• A commitment to contributing to the success of the whole College
• Ability to respond flexibly to changing situations
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Have a minimum of 5 GCSE grade 4/C including English and Maths

For further details on our school please visit our website Cambourne Village College and Sixth Form

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.

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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 Cambourne Village College

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1626 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Cambourne Village College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cambourne-village-college

Cambourne Village College, an academy of The Cam Academy Trust, opened in brand new premises in September 2013 with just five forms of Year 7 pupils. Serving one of the fastest-growing communities in the UK, we now have more than 1300 pupils on roll, with major further expansion planned, including the opening of our new sixth form centre in September 2024.

The College has enjoyed remarkable success since opening, gaining an early Ofsted Outstanding rating along with designation as a Leading Edge School. Our pupils achieve excellent results in public examinations via a curriculum designed to offer maximum breadth and opportunity for all abilities. Our extra-curricular offer is also outstanding: annual musical drama performances, termly concerts, a wide range of competitive and recreational sporting activities, and many further clubs and events are on offer. In 2019, we were granted the International School Award by the British Council and are looking forward to re-launching our programme of international visits and exchanges this year.

We strive to be a welcoming and inclusive school for our pupils and also to fulfil our Village College ethos in serving the whole community: we support an active adult education programme and more than 30 local groups and organisations make use of the school’s facilities, out of hours. This unusual commitment to our local community was a key factor in our winning a prestigious Silver Award in the ‘Making a Difference’ category of the Pearson School of the Year celebrations in 2018.

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