Assistant Teacher

Booker Park Community School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 9ET

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  14 October 2026

• Closing date

  31 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  14 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,576-£28,531 per annum (FTE £301,424-£33,735)

Assistant Teacher job summary

Inspire - Enable - Achieve

Assistant Teacher – Booker Park School (Vale Federation)

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. This is your opportunity to play a vital role in creating an inclusive, supportive learning environment where every child can thrive.

Bucks Pay Range 4, P21-P25

Hours:  37 hrs per week

Work Pattern: Monday/Tuesday/Thursday 8.30am – 4.30pm, Wednesday 8.30am - 5.00pm, Fridays 8.30am - 5.00pm

Weeks: 39 weeks including INSET days

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

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?

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

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.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

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) will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates as part of our recruitment process.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Booker Park Community School

• Organisation type: Special school, ages 3 to 11
• Size: 241 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Booker Park Community School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/booker-park-community-school

Booker Park School is a special school meeting the needs of primary age pupils with a range of complex needs. These may include moderate or severe learning difficulties, autism, physical and other sensory disabilities, and sometimes challenging behaviour as a consequence of these difficulties. We look for all our young people to be successful learners enabling them to achieve in a caring and supportive environment. Together we work to provide the best that we possibly can to support all their unique learning needs.

Booker Park 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.

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