Assistant Teacher - Booker Park School
Location: Aylesbury
Overview
Inspire - Enable - Achieve
Do you have a passion for helping children overcome challenges and reach their full potential?
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate SEN Assistant Teacher to join our team and make a lasting impact on the lives of pupils with Special Educational Needs. You'll lead whole‑class sessions during teacher absence, support teaching and learning in class & help deliver engaging learning and support pupils' personal and academic development.
Weeks: 39 weeks including INSET days
Term time only: Yes
Salary type: Bucks Pay range 4
Salary Details: £26,576 - £28,531 per annum (£31,424 - £33,735 FTE)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week, Work Pattern: Monday/Tuesday/Thursday 8.30am – 4.30pm, Wednesday 8.30am - 5.00pm, Fridays 8.30am - 5.00pm
Closing date: 30/05/2026
Interviews to be held: To be confirmed
About us
At Booker Park School we look for all our young people to be successful learners enabling them to achieve in a caring and supportive environment. The school is a member of the Vale Federation of Special Schools, together with the secondary school Stocklake Park, and its post-16 site Harding House.
Website: www.thevalefederation.com
About the role
This is your opportunity to play a vital role in creating an inclusive, supportive learning environment where every child can thrive.
Why join us?
• Supportive team and strong values
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Opportunity to shape a curriculum specialism
• Safeguarding checks, references and an Enhanced DBS are required.
What We Can Offer You
• Free onsite parking
• Large staffroom with resourced kitchen with complimentary hot and cold beverages
• Employer contribution pension scheme, with Life Cover
• Access to employee benefits including discounts on travel and purchases from local shops, cafes and restaurants
• 24 hour free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual Flu VaccinationReady to make a difference?
Please see attached Job description for further information.
About you
What you'll do
• Support teaching and learning in class
• Lead whole‑class sessions during teacher absence
• Assist pupils with SEN, including personal care
• Create positive relationships and promote independence
• Help plan lessons, prepare resources and record progress
What we're looking for
• Kind, patient and enthusiastic
• Confident working with children with additional needs
• Able to follow guidance and take initiative
• Willing to undertake training, including clinical procedures
Please see attached Person specification for further information.
Other information
Apply now!
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
Apply here: https://www.eteach.com/careers/bookerpark/application-register?vacancyId=1551765&lang=en-GB&src=BucksCCJobs
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 Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to provide two satisfactory references, undertake pre-employment checks including a health check and have a cleared Enhanced Disclosure & Barring check. An online search (including social media checks) will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates as part of our recruitment process
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.
