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Teaching Assistant (Level 2)

Spring Common Academy, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 1TQ

This job expired on 31 March 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  31 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,790.00 Annually (FTE) Level 2 - Point 5, Actual Salary: £20,656.74, 32.5 hours per week, term time only + training days. Part time will be considered.

Teaching Assistant (Level 2) job summary

Spring Common Academy is an outstanding special school. It is a welcoming, nurturing environment where the class team work together to ensure all the students excel and reach their potential.

We require Teaching Assistants to support teaching with pupils who have a wide range of complex needs, including challenging behaviours and autism within our area special school. The successful candidate could be asked to work with any age group in the school. We are recruiting Teaching Assistants to work in class and also seeking to recruit a Teaching Assistant with BSL skills/qualifications.

Experience of working with children with SEN is desirable, but not essential.

British Sign Language (BSL) skills/qualifications and qualifications related to the field are also desirable, but not essential. Full training and support are given. The successful candidate would need to understand and use ICT systems.

The post offers a good opportunity to work with supportive and friendly teams.

All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, health and DBS check. The school has an Induction Programme and an ongoing commitment of staff professional development.

Visits to the school can be organised prior to applying, but potential candidates would be encouraged to look at the school website for further information.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis; therefore, we recommend that you apply sooner rather than later. We reserve the right to close this advert if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the deadline.

Spring Common Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Commitment to safeguarding

As a Trust we are committed to ensuring the welfare and safeguarding of all pupils. All staff will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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About Spring Common Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 215 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Spring Common Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/spring-common-academy

Spring Common Academy is an area special school for 209 pupils in Huntingdon. Most pupils have severe learning difficulties and related needs some have autism and some have profound and complex medical needs. The school is part of Horizons Education Trust which includes Riverside Meadows SEMH school sites at St Neots and Wisbech and there is a new area special school for the Trust at Alconbury Weald (Prestley Wood Academy) opening September 2024.

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