Teaching Assistant - Booker Park School

Buckinghamshire Council; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Booker Park Primary Special School, part of the Vale Federation of Schools, seeks a dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant to support pupils with complex needs. You will provide individualised assistance, help teachers adapt resources, and foster inclusion in a nurturing environment.

Term time only, 30 hours per week, 39 weeks per year, with a permanent contract. This role offers a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference for children with SEN.

Qualifications

• Passionate about making a difference for children with SEN.
• Patient, empathetic and able to build positive relationships with pupils.
• Flexible and collaborative, working effectively as part of a team.
• Reliable, resilient and committed to promoting inclusion and equality.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualised support to pupils with SEN, helping them engage with learning activities and achieve their potential.
• Assist the teacher in adapting resources and strategies to meet diverse learning needs.
• Support pupils in developing confidence, independence, and social skills.
• Help maintain a safe, structured, and nurturing classroom environment across different learning settings.

Skills

SEN support

Patience

Empathy

Teamwork

Job description

Do you have a passion for helping children overcome challenges and reach their full potential?

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate SEN Teaching Assistant to join our team and make a lasting impact on the lives of pupils with Special Educational Needs. This is your opportunity to play a vital role in creating an inclusive, supportive learning environment where every child can thrive.

Term time only: Yes

Salary type: Bucks Pay

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Part-time, 30 hours per week, 8.45am to 3.15pm Monday to Friday, 39 weeks per year (Term Time inc. inset days)

Interviews to be held: TBC

About us

Booker Park Primary Special School is a member of the Vale Federation of Schools, catering for primary aged children with a broad diversity of complex needs. including profound and multiple, severe and moderate learning difficulties. Almost half of the pupils have an additional diagnosis of an autistic spectrum condition. We look for all our young people to be successful learners enabling them to achieve their potential in a caring and supportive environment.

Make a Real Difference – Join us at Booker Park School as an SEN Teaching Assistant!

Key Responsibilities

• Provide individualised support to pupils with SEN, helping them engage with learning activities and achieve their potential.
• Assist the teacher in adapting resources and strategies to meet diverse learning needs.
• Support pupils in developing confidence, independence, and social skills.
• Help maintain a safe, structured, and nurturing classroom environment across different learning settings.

Please see attached Job description for further information.

About you

• Passionate about making a difference for children with SEN.
• Patient, empathetic, and able to build positive relationships with pupils.
• Flexible and collaborative, working effectively as part of a team.
• Reliable, resilient, and committed to promoting inclusion and equality

Please see attached Person specification for further information.

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact Lynne Worley (HR Officer).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we appoint an appropriate candidate.

If you have not been contacted within three weeks of the closing date you must assume that your application has, on this occasion, been unsuccessful.

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.

The above post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure & Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.

The Vale Federation of School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children which will be reflected throughout recruitment. All posts are subject to pre-employment checks, satisfactory references will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check and online health check.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
• For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order').
• It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.