Autism SRB Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Alderman Peel High School; Wells-Next-the-Sea; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Alderman Peel High School, part of The Wensum Trust, seeks a Teaching Assistant or Higher Level Teaching Assistant to support learners in the Cullum Centre SRB. You will work with the Lead Teacher and mainstream staff to help autistic students access learning, develop communication and independence, and manage sensory and emotional regulation needs.

You will build trusting relationships, use autism-informed approaches such as visual supports and structured teaching, and collaborate with families

Qualifications

• Experience supporting autistic students and delivering autism-informed support.
• Ability to build trusting relationships with students and adults.
• Ability to communicate clearly with families and professionals.
• Willingness to learn and develop practice.
• Team collaboration across Cullum Centre and Alderman Peel High School.

Responsibilities

• Develop positive, respectful and trusting relationships with students and adults.
• Be curious about the reasons behind a student's behaviour and recognise that behaviour communicates a need.
• Respond with empathy, patience and consistency, particularly when students are experiencing anxiety, sensory overload or difficulties with emotional regulation.
• Recognise and manage their own emotions, thoughts and behaviours and understand how these can impact others.
• Communicate clearly and respectfully with students, colleagues, families and professionals.
• To reflect on their own practice, make changes and continue to learn.
• Work collaboratively as part of a team to provide consistent support across the Cullum Centre and Alderman Peel High School.
• For Higher Level Teaching Assistants, lead planned learning activities, deliver targeted interventions, adapt resources and support the development of other support staff.
• For Teaching Assistants, provide consistent, autism-informed support, helping students access learning and develop communication, regulation and independence skills.

Skills

Relationship-building

Empathy

Patience

Teamwork

Education

HLTA qualification preferred

Teaching Assistant experience

Tools

Visual supports

Structured teaching

Low-arousal strategies

Job description

Alderman Peel High School, part of The Wensum Trust, seeks a Teaching Assistant or Higher Level Teaching Assistant to support learners in the Cullum Centre SRB. You will work with the Lead Teacher and mainstream staff to help autistic students access learning, develop communication and independence, and manage sensory and emotional regulation needs.

You will build trusting relationships, use autism-informed approaches such as visual supports and structured teaching, and collaborate with families