Autism Specialist Teaching assistant

Long-term Teachers Ltd; Taunton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking school dedicated to providing therapeutic care and education for children with Autism, ADHD, and SEMH. As a Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting students aged 4-16, ensuring they thrive in a safe and nurturing environment. Your responsibilities will include assisting the class teacher, managing classroom behavior, and offering one-on-one support to students. This position is perfect for someone who is caring, patient, and dedicated to making a difference in the lives of young learners. If you are ready to contribute to a compassionate team and help shape the future of these children, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

• At least 1 year TA experience in UK school.
• Knowledge of SEND, including learning and behavioral needs.

Responsibilities

• Support the class teacher and offer general classroom support.
• Manage behavior and monitor during break and meal times.
• Provide emotional support to SEN students.

Skills

Teaching Assistant Experience

Knowledge of SEND

Calmness in Challenging Situations

Good Initiative

Caring and Patient Attitude

Team Player

Sense of Humour

Education

Experience in UK Schools

Job description

Autism Specialist Teaching Assistant

• Full time
• Based in Taunton
• September start
• Pay starting at £95 per day

Long - Term teachers have a fantastic opportunity to join a specialist school based just outside of Taunton, who are part of a trust that provides therapeutic care and education for children and young people. In 2019, the school won the Positive Behaviour Support Award at the National Learning Disabilities and Autism Awards.

About the school:

This fantastic school supports students aged 4 -16, all of which have a diagnosis of Autism, ADHD and SEMH. They have a wealth of experience and expertise in cognition and learning and social, emotional and mental health.

They provide a safe and supportive environment where learning becomes an enjoyable experience, embodying the trusting values of Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Caring. The school has a welcoming, relaxed feel but maintains high professional standards.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Support the class teacher
• Offer general classroom support to students, as well at 1:1 support
• Manage behaviour
• Monitor on break time and meal times
• Maintaining a tidy classroom
• Activity preparation (printing, photocopying)
• Offering emotional support to SEN students
  

About you:

• Have at least 1 years TA experience in UK school
• Knowledge of SEND, including learning and behavioural needs
• Ability to handle challenging situations calmly
• Good initiative
• Caring, patient and dedicated
• Good team player
• Great sense of humour

Working with Long Term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.