1:1 Asd Teaching Assistant - Barnet

Protocol Education; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Protocol Education is seeking a dedicated 1:1 ASD Teaching Assistant for a welcoming primary school in Barnet. You will provide personalised support to a pupil with Autism Spectrum Disorder, helping them stay engaged in learning and daily routines.

The role requires patience, empathy, and strong communication to collaborate with teachers, the SENCO, and parents. This is a temporary, full-time position with safeguarding checks and DBS required.

Qualifications

• Experience with children or young people with ASD or additional needs.
• Patient, calm and caring approach.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to adapt learning and support to individual needs.
• Previous experience within schools, care, youth work, or support work is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated 1:1 support for a pupil with ASD.
• Support the student inside and outside the classroom.
• Help the pupil stay engaged with learning and daily routines.
• Use positive behaviour management and communication strategies.
• Support emotional regulation and social development.
• Work closely with the class teacher, SENCO, and parents.
• Create a calm, safe, and supportive learning environment.

Skills

Experience with ASD or additionalneeds

Patient, calm, caring approach

Strong communication and relationships

Adapt learning to individual needs

Job description

Are you passionate about supporting children with autism and helping them thrive in education?

A welcoming primary school in Barnet is currently recruiting a full-time 1:1 ASD Teaching Assistant to support a pupil with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This is a rewarding opportunity for someone patient, nurturing, and enthusiastic about making a genuine difference in a child’s day-to-day school experience.

The role will include:

• Providing dedicated 1:1 support for a pupil with ASD
• Supporting the student both inside and outside of the classroom
• Helping the pupil stay engaged with learning and daily routines
• Using positive behaviour management and communication strategies
• Supporting emotional regulation and social development
• Working closely with the class teacher, SENCO, and parents
• Creating a calm, safe, and supportive learning environment

To be considered for this role, you will need:

• Experience working with children or young people with ASD or additional needs
• A patient, calm, and caring approach
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• The ability to adapt learning and support to individual needs
• Previous experience within schools, care, youth work, or support work is desirable

This role would suit candidates from backgrounds such as SEN support, psychology, youth work, care work, speech and language support, or early years support.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available later.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.