Autism/SEN Teaching Assistant

Academics Ltd; Oxford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A specialist education provider in Witney is seeking an Autism/Special Needs Teaching Assistant to support children with complex Autism and learning disabilities. The role involves providing emotional support, helping with academic achievements, and developing life skills. This is an ideal opportunity for psychology or criminology graduates looking to gain experience in special needs education. The position offers a daily rate of £85-£95 and starts ASAP.

Qualifications

• Friendly and bubbly personality.
• Experience with Special Needs is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional and mental health support to students.
• Help pupils reach academic milestones and enhance life skills.
• Manage challenging behavior and develop positive strategies.
• Support communication through various aids.
• Collaborate with teachers and therapy teams.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Psychology or Criminology

Job description

Overview

Are you a friendly and bubbly graduate? Are you interested in Autism and Special Educational Needs? Do you want to help support children and young adults?

If yes, then this could be the role for you!

One of the top specialist schools in Witney are looking for a Graduate to support their pupils with complex Autism and learning disabilities as a Teaching Assistant. The children at this school range from 3 to 16 years of age, and will benefit from a caring, empathetic and engaging graduate who is passionate about supporting vulnerable children. The school employs a therapeutic approach, meaning the children engage in many activities outside of traditional lessons. Experience working with children or adults with Special Needs would be beneficial for this role!

Responsibilities

As an Autism/Special Needs Teaching Assistant your main duties will include:

• Providing emotional and mental health support to all students
• Helping pupils reach their academic milestones, whilst also increasing their interpersonal and life skills
• Managing challenging behaviour and developing positive behaviour strategies
• Improving communication, through speech and language support, visual aids and Makaton
• Collaborating with Teachers, Support Staff and multi-therapy teams

Opportunity and profile

This is a fantastic opportunity for any Psychology or Criminology Graduate to work alongside the therapists and psychologists based on-site at school. In addition, you will gain invaluable experience working with special needs, neurodiversity and mental health difficulties. This is a great opportunity for an aspiring educational or occupational psychologist, therapeutic support worker or teacher.

Role details

Autism/Special Needs Teaching Assistant
Graduate Opportunity
ASAP Start
Witney
85-95 per day

If this sounds like the role for you, please apply today with your current CV.

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