Senior Teaching Assistant - Stocklake Park School
Location: Aylesbury
Term time only: Yes
Salary type: Other
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week: Monday/Tuesday/Thursday 8.30am to 4.30pm, Wednesday 8.30am to 5.00pm, Friday 8.30am to 3.30pm
Interviews to be held: Interviews to be conducted as suitable candidates apply
About us
Stocklake Park School is part of the Vale Federation of Special Schools and is based on two sites, Stocklake Park main site and Harding House. We offer educational provision for students with complex learning difficulties, from 11 to 19 years of age. Our vision as a Federation is to provide a supportive but challenging multi professionals approach to the education of all the young people in our care, enabling them to achieve the greatest possible level of independence and inclusion.
Why Join Us?
- A supportive and inclusive school environment.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- A chance to make a real impact in children's lives.
What We Can Offer You
- 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.
- Deliver specialist interventions and support pupils with a range of needs.
- Lead whole class sessions when required.
- Support pupils, teachers, the curriculum, and the wider school community.
- Maintain confidentiality and uphold school policies including Equal Opportunities and Health & Safety.
- Represent the school positively within the community.
- Engage in ongoing professional development and training, including Wednesday after school sessions.
- Develop expertise in areas such as SCERTS, Intensive Interaction, Team Teach, SALT, OT strategies, and sensory impairments.
- Stay up to date with school communications and contribute to the school's development.
About you
- Experience working with children with additional needs.
- Specialist knowledge in one or more intervention areas.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong communication and organisational skills.
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
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 Lisa Snook (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.
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.
