Autism Communication Teaching Assistant

Rising Hope Education Ltd; Barking; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Rising Hope Education Ltd is seeking an Autism & Communication Teaching Assistant to support a Year 4 class in a specialist SEND school in East London from September. You’ll help pupils with autism with communication, sensory and emotional regulation needs and assist transitions and social development.

The ideal candidate will be calm, emotionally intelligent and genuinely interested in understanding autism. This is a long-term opportunity with a September start, 08:30–16:30, full-time.

Qualifications

• Experience working in SEND settings is preferred.
• Autism understanding and communication support skills are desirable.
• Calm, emotionally intelligent approach to challenging behaviours is valued.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with autism in communication, sensory needs and emotional regulation.
• Assist transitions and social development.
• Support learning in a Year 4 class in a specialist SEND school.

Skills

SEND experience

Autism knowledge

Communication support

Job description

Rising Hope Education is recruiting an Autism & Communication Teaching Assistant to join a specialist SEND school in East London from September.

You’ll work within a Year 4 class, supporting children with autism and associated communication, sensory and emotional regulation needs.

We’re looking for somebody who gets SEND.

Someone who understands that a child becoming dysregulated, withdrawing or refusing an activity isn’t necessarily simply being “difficult”.

Instead, you’re willing to ask:

• What is this child trying to communicate?

You’ll support pupils with their communication, structured learning, sensory needs, emotional regulation, transitions, social development and independence.

You may also gain exposure to different approaches to communication and autism support, including visual communication, AAC, Makaton, Attention Autism and Intensive Interaction.

You don’t necessarily need to arrive knowing all of these approaches. You need to want to learn them.

We’d particularly like to hear from:

• Experienced SEND Teaching Assistants
• Autism Support Workers
• Learning Support Assistants
• Psychology graduates
• Care or support workers
• Behaviour mentors
• Graduates considering careers within SEND

The successful candidate will be calm, emotionally intelligent, resilient and genuinely interested in understanding autism and communication.

For somebody wanting to build a long-term career within SEND, this is an excellent opportunity to develop substantial specialist experience.

£110 per day | September start | Full-time 08:30 - 16:30 | Long-term