Teaching Assistant

Parkside Community College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1EH

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  26 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,032.00 - £27,960.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

We are looking for an inspiring, hardworking and nurturing individual to join our dedicated Equality and Intervention team at Parkside Community College. As a Teaching Assistant, you will support the learning of SEND students, working mainly alongside teachers in mainstream classes. You will have a true passion for helping often vulnerable young people to realise their full potential

This role is available on a part-time basis with the following working pattern

• Monday to Wednesday: 8:00am to 4:00pm
• Thursday: 8:00am to 12:20pm

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 Parkside Community College

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 667 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Parkside Community College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/parkside-community-college

Parkside Community College is part of the Cambridge cluster within United Learning and is committed to bringing out 'The Best in Everyone' through an education that develops rich knowledge and character.

Parkside Community College is a highly oversubscribed school with a long history of success and an excellent reputation for innovation in education. We are situated in three sets of buildings, with the main site, overlooking Parker's Piece, opening in 1913. We offer 120 places in each year group and believe deeply in the power of 'human scale' education, where every student is very well known and strong relationships help teachers to support their classes to exceptional outcomes.

Our intake is diverse: we have a large proportion of higher attainers on entry; we also have significant profile of Special Educational Needs. We have many students join us from overseas, with a range of ability in English, both in the main school and in the 6th Form.

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