# Supply Teaching Assistant About the role Are you looking for • Rewarding work supporting pupils with special educational needs • Being part of a well-trained, supportive staff team • Flexible working, hours to suit, when needed between 9am and 3pm. You tell us when you are available to work, term time only • A busy, active, varied role • Being part of a positive, well-trained, supportive staff team, described as an 'remarkably effective team' by Ofsted (Dec. 2024) • Covering in different classes across the school • Helping with physical activities such as hydrotherapy, Rebound Therapy, dinner and play times Actual Salary: £17,486 - £18,062 Hourly rate is £12.34 - £12.74. Start date ASAP For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Tessa Johnson, . About the School: Samuel Pepys is a Cambridgeshire area special school for pupils 140 wonderful pupils (increasing to 165) aged 3 - 19 years living in St. Neots and the surrounding area. All pupils have an EHC Plan to meet their severe and complex individual needs. We wish to work with team players whose skills and experience will contribute to meeting the individual needs of every pupil. The successful applicant will confidently and competently be able to support children and young people with a range of needs, support behaviour and be flexible about working across the whole school. Supporting physical activities such as rebound trampolining, hydrotherapy, The Daily Mile and outdoor learning in a Forest School setting are all a part of this fun-filled role.Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don't meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don't be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.The following content displays a map of the job's location. (C) OpenStreetMap contributors Supply Teaching Assistant Salary pro rata Salary Frequency Annual Working Hours Flexible between 9am and 3pm Term time only. Job Reference Ref/23946/8520 Contract Type Zero hours/Relief Contract Details Temporary Closing Date 20 May, 2026 Job Category Education Location Samuel Pepys School, Cromwell Rd, St Neots, United Kingdom Job Posted Date 7 May, 2026
