Teaching Assistant - Level 1

Soham Village College, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5AA

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  24 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,430 - £20,044 (Based on FTE £24,413 - £25,185)

Teaching Assistant - Level 1 job summary

Our support to students with Special Educational Needs is very effective. If you respect teenagers, are hardworking, skilled at dealing with young people, flexible and really care about making a positive difference to our students’ experience at school, we would like to hear from you.

We have a strong SEND department which previous members of our team have found beneficial when gaining experience with a view to developing their career.

We are fortunate to have Teachers with us who started their careers with Soham Village College as Teaching Assistants, and progressed by applying for opportunities as they occurred.

We would love to hear from applicants who are looking for a permanent generalist TA role or a stepping stone for professional development.

This role is required from 1 January 2026

30 hours 50 minutes per week

8.30am – 3.00pm Monday to Friday

Term time only

Salary range £19,430 - £20,044

Based on fte £24,413 - £25,185

(Dependent upon qualifications, skills and experience)

To apply, please complete an online application form by creating a SAM People Recruit account – Click ‘Apply Now’. 

We are unable to accept CVs.

The closing date for applications is 9am, Monday 24 November 2025

Interviews will be held on Thursday 27 November 2025

Staploe Education Trust. 

Schools in our Trust: Soham Village College; Kennett Primary School; The Shade Primary School; The Weatheralls Primary School

Staploe Education Trust is merging with Anglian Learning on 01.01.2026, therefore your Terms and Conditions will be that of Anglian Learning.

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

Staploe Education Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all adults working within our Trust to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and medical checks. We will undertake online searches of all shortlisted candidates prior to interview.

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 Soham Village College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1432 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Soham Village College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/soham-village-college

Soham Village College is a delightful place to learn and to work. We have skilled, committed teams of teachers and associate staff who help create a supportive working atmosphere. Relationships between staff and students are a strength of the school and students have highly positive attitudes to learning. Students clearly enjoy their learning and excellent teaching motivates students well. As a result, behaviour is good in classrooms and during social time.

We pride ourselves on the wide range of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities which we offer to our students. We strive for excellence in and out of the classroom and we have been delighted by the successes of our students of all abilities and interests.

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