Teaching Assistant

Overview

Inspire - Enable - Achieve

Ready to Take the Next Step in Your Teaching Assistant Career?

Are you looking for a new challenge in the special needs sector—one that offers both high levels of reward and competitive pay?

If you're passionate about expanding your knowledge and experience working with young people who have special educational and complex needs, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

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

Term time only: Yes

Salary type: Other

Salary Details: £26,576-£28,531 per annum (FTE £31,424-£33,735)

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week, Monday/Tuesday/Thursday 8.30am – 4.30pm, Wednesday 8.30am - 5.00pm, Friday 8.30am - 3.30pm

Annual Weeks: 39 Weeks (Term time including INSET Days)

Closing date: 07/10/2026

Interviews to be held: To be conducted as suitable candidates apply

Application Closing Date: 07/10/2026

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.

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

Comprehensive training is provided, along with access to a brand-new continued professional development programme designed to help every staff member grow and flourish.

About the role

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with the class teacher to support lesson planning, resource preparation, and create a positive learning environment.

• Assist in developing and implementing individual education and personal care plans, including hygiene needs and administering medication when required.

• Lead whole classes during the teacher's non-contact time and in cases of short-term absence.

• Please see attached Job description for further information.

• About You

• Passionate about making a difference for children with SEN.

• Able to work independently and collaborate effectively with other professionals to implement recommendations.

• Confident using ICT to support learning.

• Resilient, reliable, and committed to being part of a supportive team.

• Flexible, proactive, and willing to undertake training to develop your skills.

• Please see attached Person specification for further information.

• Other information

• 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 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.