Speech and Language Assistant

The Godolphin Junior Academy, Slough, SL1 3HS

31 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  30 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  29 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 36
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: £26,070 - £30,708 inclusive of fringe allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

Speech and Language Assistant

Salary (actual): £26,070 - £30,708 inclusive of fringe allowance

Grade: L5

Work Pattern: term time + 5 inset days = (39 weeks per annum)

Hours: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract: permanent

Pension: 21.6% employer’s contribution

Start – As soon as possible

This is an exciting opportunity to work at The Godolphin Junior Academy, a warm and vibrant multi-cultural junior school based in Slough. Our well-behaved children are eager and keen to learn and grow. Our school is part of The Park Federation Academy Trust, and our partnership means that there are opportunities for professional development that will further your own skills, knowledge and expertise.

The Godolphin Junior Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic professional, who has high expectations of themselves and their pupils, and is committed to improving the lives of our children.

What the school offers its staff

We are looking for individuals who:

• Has experience of supporting young people
• Will be proactive, positive, calm and flexible
• Has high expectations of yourself and the children you work with
• Has excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
• are self-motivated and able to work from their own initiative

• Will be committed to working as part of a team.

We are able to offer:

• the opportunity to work with other professional colleagues across the Multi-Academy Trust;
• extensive support and CPD;
• a welcoming school, with friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff team;
• an ambitious and dynamic Senior leadership Team;
• a dedicated Governing Body;
• an employee assistance programme (EAP)

We warmly welcome candidates coming to visit the school prior to application.

Please visit the school website for an application form.

Interviews: As and when we receive successful applications.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Check with a check of the DBS Barred List.

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About The Godolphin Junior Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 440 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Godolphin Junior Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@theparkfederation.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-godolphin-junior-academy

The Godolphin Junior Academy is a large, four-four entry junior school in Slough.
Slough can be easily reached from the M40, M4and M25 and is only a twenty
minute train journey from London Paddington. We are one of 8 academies in the The Park Federation Academy Trust which is led by our Dr Martin Young our Federation Principal.

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