Teaching Assistant (Range 1) - Booker Park School
Location: Aylesbury
Make a Real Difference - Join us at Booker Park School as an SEN Teaching Assistant!
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: Other
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part time, 30 hours per week, 8.45am to 3.15pm Monday to Friday, Term time - to start in September 2026
Interviews to be held: To be conducted as suitable candidates apply
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.
- 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.
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.
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).
This 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.
Applicants are required to declare all unspent convictions and conditional cautions, and all spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected.
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 a self disclosure form and return prior to interview.
