Autism/SEN Teaching Assistant

Academics Ltd.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational support provider in Witney is seeking a passionate Graduate to work as a Teaching Assistant. This role involves providing emotional and mental health support to students with complex Autism and learning disabilities. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Psychology or Criminology, and experience with special needs is beneficial. The position offers a daily rate of £85 to £95 and a start as soon as possible.

Qualifications

• Passionate about supporting vulnerable children.
• Experience with special needs is beneficial.
• Interest in autism and special educational needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional and mental health support to students.
• Help pupils reach academic milestones.
• Manage challenging behaviour and develop positive strategies.

Skills

Emotional support

Communication

Behaviour management

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

• 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

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.

Offer

• Autism/Special Needs Teaching Assistant
• Graduate Opportunity
• ASAP Start
• Witney
• £85 to £95 per day (8:30am to 3:30pm)

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

Autism/SEN Teaching Assistant, Witney