School Minibus Driver / Site Team Assistant
Part Time | Term Time Only + INSET Days | 18 Hours per Week
Location: Stony Dean School, Amersham
Salary: Bucks Pay Range 2, Actual Salary £10,942 per annum
Hours: Monday and Friday, approximately 7:30am – 4:45pm
Reporting to: Site Manager
Closing date: Wednesday 14th October 2026, midday
Interviews: WC 18th October 2026
Join Our Team at Stony Dean School
Stony Dean School is a thriving and supportive special school for pupils with learning difficulties aged 11 to 19. We are looking for a reliable, practical, and enthusiastic individual to join our Site Team as a School Minibus Driver / Site Team Assistant.
This is a varied and rewarding role that combines the safe transportation of students with supporting the upkeep, maintenance, and security of our school site. No two days are the same, making this an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys a hands-on role and takes pride in contributing to the smooth running of a school community.
The Role
You will be responsible for:
School Minibus Driving
- Safely transporting students on designated morning and afternoon routes.
- Driving pupils on educational visits, sporting fixtures, and school events.
- Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of passengers at all times.
- Completing vehicle safety checks and maintaining accurate records.
- Reporting any vehicle defects, incidents, or concerns promptly.
Site Support
- Assisting with the opening and locking of the school site.
- Carrying out minor maintenance, repairs, decorating, and general DIY tasks.
- Supporting room setups for examinations, assemblies, and events.
- Moving furniture, equipment, and deliveries around the site.
- Maintaining safe and tidy outdoor areas, including winter gritting and snow clearance when required.
Health, Safety and Safeguarding
- Following all Health and Safety, COSHH, and fire safety procedures.
- Promoting a safe and secure environment for pupils, staff, and visitors.
- Adhering to the school’s safeguarding and child protection procedures at all times.
What We’re Looking For
We are looking for someone who:
- Holds a full, clean UK driving licence
- Has practical maintenance, DIY, or caretaking skills
- Is organised, reliable, and able to work independently
- Has excellent communication skills and a positive attitude
- Enjoys working as part of a supportive team
- Has a friendly and professional approach when interacting with pupils, parents, and staff
Desirable Experience
- MiDAS (Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme) qualification
- Previous experience within a school or educational setting
- Emergency First Aid at Work qualification
- Experience of site maintenance or caretaking duties
Why Join Stony Dean School?
At Stony Dean School, our staff make a real difference every day. We offer:
- A welcoming and supportive team environment
- Opportunities for training and development
- Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- The opportunity to contribute to the success and wellbeing of our pupils
To apply, you will need to complete the application form on My New Term. Alternatively, if you are applying via our website, you will need to complete the application form along with the self-declaration form and return this to Rachel Franklin, HR & Compliance Officer rfranklin@stonydean.bucks.sch.uk. We are unable to accept CV’s, however a CV can accompany an application form.
School Minibus Driver / Site Assistant Job Description
SEN Teacher
Salary: MPS to UPS (SEN Allowance)
Contract:Permanent
Hours: Full Time: Monday to Friday
Start Date: ASAP, to be discussed at interview
Closing date: Friday 16th October 2026, Midday
Interviews: WC 18th October 2026
Overview
We are looking to recruit a talented, kind and inspiring SEN teacher to work with our experienced and caring team. This post would suit an ECT or an experienced teacher, either with a background in primary or secondary education.
We are looking for a candidate who can deliver quality first teaching to a range of students either within our newly formed Y7 primary model dept or across KS3-5. These can be discussed further at interview.
About us
Stony Dean School is a school focused on delivering a provision to meet the range of pupils in our care. The curriculum has been designed to be delivered in subject areas whilst also meeting student outcomes from their Education Health Care Plan. Our curriculum, carefully designed by us for our students, focuses on our core priorities of achieving effective communication and interaction; – achieving independence and achieving employability. The flexibility in designing the curriculum means that we can ensure learning is relevant, motivating and engaging for all students.
About the role
We offer you high quality support and CPD from expert colleagues who will coach and guide you through your professional development. You will be invited to attend regular training sessions and workshops run by highly experienced and qualified staff.
This is an ideal opportunity to work in a friendly, supportive and well-resourced school.
You do not need to have a specific subject that you can teach.
About you
The successful candidate will have the following key competencies:
a) Excellent classroom practitioner with a wide range of teaching skills: knowledge and understanding of teaching SEN across a broad spectrum of abilities;
b) High level inter-personal skills enabling effective collaborative working;
c) To be able to use classroom and behaviour management techniques effectively;
d) Ability to work collaboratively with and implement the advice of specialists working within the school (e.g. Speech and Language Therapists) in their own classroom.
Applications from ECT’s, primary and secondary mainstream teachers as well as experienced SEN teachers who are eager to extend their SEN experience are welcome.
Other information
Further details on this post can be obtained by contacting Rachel Franklin, HR & Compliance on 01494 762538 or email rfranklin@stonydean.bucks.sch.uk. Please see below for an application form and information pack.
Stony Dean School Teacher Job Description
Stony Dean School Teacher Person Specification
Family and Student Support Worker & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Salary: Bucks Pay Range 3, point 16 to 20: £25,978 to £27,867 (Actual salary)
Contract:Permanent
Hours: 37 hours a week, working hours to be agreed
Term Time + 2 weeks (emergency rota cover for the holidays)
Start Date: ASAP, to be discussed at interview
Closing date: Monday 02 November 2026, midday
Interviews: WC 09 November 2026
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Main Tasks:
To work in partnership with families, students and other professionals as part of our school community to safeguard pupils. The Family and Student Support Worker will work with families, pupils and school staff to help improve the attendance and emotional wellbeing of our pupils. This will include working with our EBSNA students as well as others across the school who require some additional support. The Family and Student Support Worker will support with learning behaviour and participation of students in school life, helping families to overcome any barriers that exist to personalised success. The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) role is to support the DSL to manage the day to day safeguarding requirements of the school (within a wider safeguarding team).
Main Duties:
- To promote good attendance inside and outside school through innovative solutions to raising attendance for EBSNA students and those with medical needs
- To have the wellbeing, physical and emotional safety of the student at the heart of every decision made
- To build relationships with families whose child has a low attendance record, improving their attendance and considering the students’ circumstances and underlying needs. This may require working with different agencies
- To ensure that students with long term absence receive quality education, personalised to their circumstances and their journey to improved attendance
- To help families get the right types of support for their personal circumstances and signpost them to services that might support their circumstances
- To make home visits with families of low attending students.
- To meet parents either in the home, virtually or in school to make sure the pupil has the support they need to access education
- To keep accurate and professional safeguarding and visit records using the CPOMS system
- To maintain confidentiality
- To build relationships with families, developing trust and helping them access support to improve the students’ circumstances and support with underlying needs. This may mean helping families to complete benefit forms and other official documents.
- To work with different professional agencies to gain support for families
- To work closely with key staff in school to identify and resolve safeguarding concerns
- To use the KCSIE, Working Together to Safeguard Children documents and Stony Dean Child Protection Policy to safeguard pupils
- To regularly attend CPD sessions to continue developing skills and knowledge around safeguarding
- To support the school at Strategy, Child Protection, Child In Need and Professionals meetings as required
- To write safeguarding referrals (MARFs), Section 17, Section 47 reports and welfare check information
- To provide emergency cover for Strategy meetings on a rota basis with others in the safeguarding team during school holidays
This will involve:
- Being a role model for other professionals with regards to attitude, confidentiality and general behaviour
- Being aware of, and complying with, policies and procedures relating to child protection, equal opportunities, Health & Safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
- Supporting pupils’ who are vulnerable or who have access to a social worker
- Supporting families to be successful by helping them help their child/children
- Liaising with families and external agencies through running workshops and training events
- Providing regular feedback to ensure that each family have a joined-up approach to their circumstances
- Undertaking administration tasks associated with supporting good levels of safeguarding
- Participating in training and other learning activities, that ensures a broad knowledge base is developed when supporting complex learner’s needs
- Participating in the school’s professional development programme
- Contributing to the ethos, work and aims of the school
- Providing support to students during periods of contact and help promote a general feeling of well-being within the school
- Participating in the school’s appraisal system
- Taking responsibility for personal and team Health & Safety, ensuring that all accidents and near misses are reported
- Participating in and helping with Safeguard training and contributing to the school’s duty of care to safeguard all pupils
- Being a role model for progressive and innovative approaches to supporting attendance of EBSNA students
- Working with school professionals to ensure that there is appropriate education for learners struggling with their education
- Supporting pupils’ learning on an individual basis at school and at home
- Making a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school
Other Information
Further details on this post can be obtained by contacting Rachel Franklin, HR & Compliance on 01494 762538 or email rfranklin@stonydean.bucks.sch.uk. Please find below an application form and information pack.
Family Support Worker & DDSL Person Spec
Stony Dean School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An offer of appointment is subject to satisfactory references, Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service), PO (Prohibition Order) checks, social media checks and medical clearance.
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).
