1:1 Teaching Assistant
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Cambridge, CB1 8NN |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 1 Nov 2026 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Join our Inclusion Faculty
We are seeking calm, resilient and adaptable Teaching Assistants to join our Inclusion Faculty. At Netherhall, our Teaching Assistants are known as Learning Link Mentors because the role centres on building reliable links between students, learning, families and the wider professional team.
Postholders may be primarily allocated to a particular student and must be prepared to provide consistent 1:1 support for learners with high and complex needs. They will also work flexibly across students, timetables, interventions and Inclusion Faculty priorities as directed. Staff work within agreed plans and staffing arrangements and are not expected to manage significant incidents alone.
The role includes
• Providing consistent 1:1, paired, small-group or classroom support according to identified need.
• Supporting learning, transitions, communication, emotional regulation and reintegration.
• Following EHCPs, individual support plans, risk assessments, safeguarding plans and agreed de-escalation strategies.
• Building trusting professional relationships while maintaining clear, predictable boundaries.
• Developing independence and avoiding unnecessary reliance on adult support.
• Working closely with teachers, SEND and safeguarding staff, families, external professionals and alternative provision tutors.
• Recording attendance, engagement, progress, incidents and safeguarding information accurately and promptly.
We welcome applications from people with experience of supporting young people whose behaviour may communicate distress, unmet need or dysregulation. Training in de-escalation, Restrictive Interventions and positive handling would be advantageous but is not essential. Appropriate training will be provided where required.
What the school offers its staff
As part of Anglian Learning, employees can benefit from:
• CARE pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme for staff and their families
• Free membership of Anglian Learning Sports Centres
• Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme
• Eye care and annual flu vaccination vouchers
• 20% discount on Anglian Learning Adult Education courses
• Teacher Discounts and Blue Light Card shopping discounts
• Professional development, coaching and career development opportunities across the Trust
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.