SEN Class Teacher & Deputy Department Lead - Booker Park SchoolJobsGoPublic

Overview

Inspire - Enable - Achieve

Make a Real Difference - Join us at Booker Park School as a Class Teacher/Deputy Department Lead.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate, and resilient Class Teacher/Deputy Department Lead to join our dedicated team. Two days per week, supporting the day-to-day management of the department (led by the Assistant or Deputy Headteacher) alongside leading a class three days per week. This is a fantastic opportunity to teach in a caring and supportive environment where our vision is to support our pupils enabling them to achieve the greatest possible level of independence.

Booker Park Primary Special School is a member of the Vale Federation of Schools, catering for primary aged children with a broad diversity of complex needs. including profound and multiple, severe and moderate learning difficulties. Almost half of the pupils have an additional diagnosis of an autistic spectrum condition. We look for all our young people to be successful learners enabling them to achieve their potential in a caring and supportive environment.

We welcome applications from both primary and secondary sectors, including Early Career Teachers who are interested in developing a career in special education. Full training will be provided for those wishing to specialise in SEN teaching.

Term time only: Yes

Salary type: Other

Salary Details: L1-L5 (£51,773-£57,137)

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time

Closing date: 31/10/2026

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.

Website: www.thevalefederation.com

About the role

Lead a designated class and manage classroom staff.

Plan and deliver tailored learning to meet individual needs.

Support the review and monitoring of behaviour incidents from classes within allocated classes, with support from the Deputy or Assistant Headteacher

Attend daily and weekly meetings and lead them as required

Please see attached Job description for further information.

About you

Passionate about working with students with special educational needs.

Positive, flexible, and committed to teamwork.

Reliable, caring, and resilient.

Open to training and professional development.

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 Lynne Worley (HR Officer).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we appoint an appropriate candidate.

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Apply here:https://www.eteach.com/careers/bookerpark/application-register?vacancyId=1578799&lang=en-GB&src=BucksCCJobs

Tel No: 01296 427221

Email:[email protected]

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 Vale Federation 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.

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.