Job overview Impington Village College Teaching Assistant Level 1 Required: As soon as possible Level 1 points 2 – 3 - £20,481 - £20,802 pro rata 32.5 hours per week, Term Time Only 5 additional training days Join East Anglia’s “State Secondary School of the Year” 2024. This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the UK’s leading comprehensive schools. Due to the continued expansion of the College, we are looking to recruit an outstanding and passionate Level 1 Teaching Assistant, to work in our exceptional SEND department with our wonderful students. Part time candidates are very welcome, and well supported, as we were one of the original eight schools in the UK to be a Flexible Working Ambassador School. At IVC, inclusion is at the heart of our ethos and we have a large and highly regarded SEND Faculty with approximately fifty Teaching Assistants. We have students from 11-18 with a wide range of needs, some of which are very complex, including almost 100 students with EHCPs. We also have a post-16 provision and Enhanced Resource unit for young people with complex needs. Our students access bespoke provision, with a mixture of small group and individual intervention, as well as fully participating in a mainstream education, regardless of their needs. We are also working closely with the Cavendish School, which will provide further opportunities for training and development. The successful candidate must have the skills and experience to enable students to become independent learners and make progress. The successful candidate would support students with SEND in their lessons to ensure they meet their full potential. The ability to share your expert knowledge and experience through training and CPD sessions for other teaching assistants and teachers is essential. What can ELA offer you? ELA offer a sector leading staff benefits offer alongside bespoke, high quality CPD programmes, cross-trust events, and exceptional opportunities for career development within our innovative family of schools. ELA staff benefits include: Reduced contact time to enable professional development; EAP with access to counselling & physiotherapy; Health care cash plan; Paid annual family day; Extensive discount club access; Cycle to work & electric car lease schemes; Enhanced parental leave; Flexible work practices; Laptop & mobile phone payment plans; Ticket ballots for high profile events; Generous annual leave allowance for support staff; Discounted gym membership for all staff. Our Trust is committed to equal opportunities, to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff are expected to share this commitment and undergo the appropriate checks. All positions within the Trust are subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references along with a Certificate of Good Conduct if applicable. Why work for ELA: About Impington Village College New Road, Impington, Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB24 9LX United Kingdom Join East Anglia's State Secondary School of the Year 2024 Inclusive, Inspirational, International Impington Village College is part of the Eastern Learning Alliance and is a comprehensive school like no other. It was originally founded in the late 1930s as part of the ‘village college’ movement in Cambridgeshire and remains true to this vision of community education and learning to this day. We were one of the first schools to pioneer the adoption of the IB Diploma and are now one of around 30 state schools in the UK to hold the status of IB World School. Students and staff at Impington are part of a family of IB World Schools that are committed to delivering a world class international education. A curriculum that places international mindedness at its heart through our all its taught curricula, the promotion of cultural awareness and understanding through exposure to languages throughout a student’s educational journey and celebration of our community’s diversity ensure that Impington students are equipped to thrive in an increasingly connected and multicultural world. A focus on wellbeing for all members of our community, students and staff alike, ensures that our community feel well cared for and supported within a compassionate environment to meet the varying challenges they will face over the course of their time with us and beyond.