Senior Teaching Assistant

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

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  10 December 2025

• Closing date

  4 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 December 2025

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: £23,790-£25,519 pa (FTE £28,129-£30,174)

Senior Teaching Assistant job summary

Weekly Hours: 37 hours per week: Monday/Tuesday/Thursday 8.30am to 4.30pm, Wednesday 8.30am to 5.00pm, Friday 8.30am to 3.30pm

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children with diverse learning needs? Do you have specialist knowledge in educational interventions and a commitment to inclusive learning? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

About the Role

We are seeking a dedicated Senior Teaching Assistant to join our supportive and dynamic team. You will work under the guidance of teaching and senior staff to deliver agreed programmes to individuals and groups, both in and out of the classroom. This role requires detailed and specialist knowledge in key areas and includes leading whole classes in the absence of both the Teacher and Assistant Teacher.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

What We’re Looking For

• 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.

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

• 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 Vaccination

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

• School type: Special school, ages 3 to 11
• School size: 243 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School 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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