Teaching Assistant

Caretech; Forton; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

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Cambian Benefits

Job summary

Cambian Brook View School in Ribchester is seeking a Teaching Assistant to support pupils aged 8 to 18 with Autism Spectrum and related needs.

The role offers 40 hours per week during term time, a maternity cover from January 2027, and a salary of £13.10 per hour plus Cambian Benefits.

You will work with dedicated teams, participate in training and mentoring, and help learners build life-ready skills in a supportive educational and residential setting.

Job description

Teaching Assistant

Date posted: 19 October 2026

Ref: SYS-28550

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Role Description

Teaching Assistant

Cambian Brook View School

Salary: £13.10 per hour + Cambian Benefits

Location: Ribchester, Lancashire

Contract type: Maternity Cover from January 2027, term time only

We are now recruiting for a Teaching Assistant to join us!

As a key part of the dedicated teams, we allocate to every child, you'll have a vital role in helping children learn and develop skills for life. You don't need any special qualifications for this role, but you do need to share our passion to help children be the very best they can be.

In return, our new and improved training programmes will help you develop your professional skills. You will also learn from some of the most dedicated and inspirational people in our profession. Just like our residents, you will be learning all the time through our on-going mentoring and support.

The young people we educate and care for come to us with a huge variety of needs and difficulties. Our challenge is to help them build the hope, confidence, knowledge and skills to unlock their potential.

Cambian Brook View School offers a fully integrated approach to the Education, Care and Clinical support for young people aged 8 to 18 years, who come to us on a full time, residential basis from across the country, with a range of Autistic Spectrum and associated complex needs.

Set in over 20 acres of beautiful countryside with the potential for forest dens and classrooms, gardens, stables, tracks and trails, our teams will have the chance to build an amazing landscape for nurturing and developing the creativity and imagination of our children and young people.

Brook View pupils are fully supported with a tailored programme for their Care and Education and we deliver rich and innovative experiences, playing to each child's strengths, to prepare them for their lives ahead. Close community ties underpin these opportunities in and around the Roman town of Ribchester and the city of Preston, with easy access to a host of engaging activities to encourage inclusion and positive outcomes for all our students.

About the Cambian Group

• We are one of the largest providers of specialist education and behavioural health services for children in the UK.


• Although our work embraces many specialist disciplines, we all have the same purpose: To enable all people in our care to achieve their personal best.


• Requirements for DBS and reference checking will be undertaken in line with government regulations and safer recruitment best practice.


• The Cambian Group are an equal opportunities employer.


• CareTech Community Services are proud to inform you that they are a Disability Confident Leader.


• Cambian will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

Role Overview

• Location: Ribchester


• Contract: Temporary, Contract


• Salary: £13.10


• Hours per week: 40


• Closing date: 29 October 2026