Overview
Level 3 Teaching Assistant With Rugby Coaching Specialism – Impington Village College. Contract: Permanent. Start Date: October, 2025. Apply By: September 25, 2025. Email: Join the “UK’s Comprehensive School of the Year”.
At Impington Village College we are proud to have a large and highly regarded SEND Faculty. We have students from ages 11-18 with a wide range of needs, some of which are very complex. We also have Enhanced Resource units for young people with EHCPs and more complex needs.
We require an experienced, dedicated and enthusiastic rugby coach as part of our Sports Scholarship team at Impington International College. This will involve working alongside our Lead Coach of Rugby and Director of Sports Scholarships in delivering engaging training sessions, supporting players’ wellbeing and development, and supporting the team in competitive fixtures. You will work alongside the sixth form team.
Alongside this you may take on some roles as a teaching assistant to support some of our most complex students on a 1:1, 2:1 or small group basis as well as general student support across the college.
The successful candidate must have a calm and empathetic approach and understand that all behaviour is communication. You must have the skills and experience to enable students to become independent and make progress both socially and academically, with a desire to transform the lives of young people by supporting them in education and, potentially, in integration into mainstream school.
Responsibilities
Rugby coaching and sports scholarship: deliver engaging training sessions, support wellbeing and development, assist with competitive fixtures, and collaborate with the Lead Coach of Rugby, Director of Sports Scholarships, and the sixth form team.
Teaching assistant duties: provide 1:1 or small group support for students with complex needs, contribute to general student support across the college, and support integration into mainstream settings where applicable.
Qualifications and attributes
Calm and empathetic approach; understanding that behaviour is communication; ability to enable students to gain independence and progress socially and academically; experience in rugby coaching and supporting students with diverse needs.
What can ELA offer you?
ELA offer a sector leading staff benefits package alongside bespoke, high quality CPD programmes, cross-trust events, and exceptional opportunities for career development within our innovative family of schools.
* ELA know that our strength is our people, so we prioritise staff wellbeing, retention and development. Over 95% of ELA staff say they’re proud to work in their school.
* ELA are firm believers in the power of recognising, celebrating, and rewarding talent: our track record in terms of retention, internal promotion opportunities and wider career development is excellent.
* ELA staff enjoy a sector leading staff benefits package alongside bespoke, high quality CPD programmes, cross-trust events, and exceptional opportunities for career development within our innovative family of schools.
* You can find out all about our Trust and staff offer here.
ELA staff benefits include:
* Reduced contact time to enable professional development;
* EAP with access to counselling & physiotherapy;
* Paid annual family day;
* Cycle to work & electric car lease schemes;
* Enhanced parental leave;
* 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. Only applications submitted on using the ELA application form will be accepted. We do not accept applications by CV. You can view our safeguarding policy here.
Please send a completed application form and covering letter to: Julia Haynes, Impington Village College, New Rd, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9LX or e-mail: hrenquiries@ivc.tela.org.uk. Due to the high volume of applicants, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we have received applications that reach the criteria.
All shortlisted applicants should expect to be called for interview no more than 5 working days after the closing date. If you have not heard from us by then, your application has not been successful. Visits to Impington Village College are welcome.
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