Teaching Assistants: Level 2

Prestley Wood Academy, Alconbury Weald, Cambridgeshire, PE28 4BL

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  30 September 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  15 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,790.00 - £25,183.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistants: Level 2 job summary

Teaching Assistants: Level 2 - Point 5 to 6 £24,790 pro-rata (Actual Salary £20,656.74) to £25,183.00 pro-rata (Actual Salary £20,984.22), 32.5 hours a week, term time only plus training days.

Start Date: ASAP

Here at Horizon Education Trust we are entering an exciting time as the realisation of our special area school in Alconbury Weald, Prestley Wood Academy, opened its doors in September 2024.

The school has brand new, state of the art specialist facilities, a knowledgeable and friendly senior leadership team and the support of the many experienced staff from across the schools and our central team in our values led trust community.

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.

Experience of working with special needs children is desirable, but not essential. Full training and support is given.

Qualifications related to the field are desirable, but not essential. The successful candidate would need to understand and use ICT systems and write to parents/carers in home/school communication.

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.

Closing date for applications: 29.09.2025 Midnight. We reserve the right to close this advert if we receive sufficient applications ahead of this.

Previous applicants need not apply.

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

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 Prestley Wood Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 65 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Prestley Wood Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/prestley-wood-academy

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