Teaching Assistants: Level 3
Prestley Wood Academy, Alconbury Weald, Cambridgeshire, PE28 4BL20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
22 February 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,403.00 Annually (FTE)
Teaching Assistants: Level 3 job summary
Role: Teaching Assistant: Level 3
Salary: Point 7 £26,403 pro-rata (actual Salary £22,000)
Contract: 32.5 hours a week, term time only plus training days
Location: Prestley Wood Academy
Start Date: September 2026
Benefits:
Access to Local Government Pension Scheme [LGPS]
Access to induction scheme and additional training
Access to EAP (Medigold)
We are seeking level 3 teaching assistants to join our Prestley Wood Academy team at Horizons Education Trust. In this essential role, you will 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: This vacancy is for multiple positions and will close once all positions have been filled. We reserve the right to close this advert if we receive sufficient applications ahead of this.
Interview date: Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis; therefore, we recommend that you apply sooner rather than later.
Previous applicants need not apply
To apply for this position please use the link below to register and apply via MyNewTerm:
[CV’s will not be accepted]
https://www.prestleywood.org.uk/page/?title=Recruitment&pid=30
Horizons Education Trust is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children and young people and expect staff to share this commitment.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)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
School location
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