Autism / Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Remedy Education; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education recruitment agency is seeking a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Southwark to support children and young adults with Autism and special educational needs. The role involves providing emotional support, helping students with their academic goals, and managing challenging behaviours. This opportunity is ideal for graduates in Psychology or Criminology looking to gain experience in the educational field. The position offers 100 - 115 per day with hours from 8:30am to 3:30pm.

Qualifications

• Friendly and bubbly graduate interested in Autism and Special Educational Needs.
• Willingness to support vulnerable children with complex needs.
• Understanding of therapeutic approaches to education.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Experience with Special Educational Needs

Empathy

Communication skills

Ability to manage challenging behaviour

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?

One of the top specialist schools in Southwark 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 and Qualifications

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.

Autism/Special Needs Teaching Assistant
Graduate Opportunity
ASAP Start
Southwark
100 - 115 per day (8:30am to 3:30pm)

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

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