Autism Support Practitioner

Veritas Education Recruitment Ltd; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Veritas Education Recruitment Ltd in Harrogate is seeking an Autism Support Practitioner to provide tailored care and educational support for learners with autism and related needs.

You will assist with educational progress, social skills development, and self-regulation through personalised interventions across the school day, within a nurturing SEN setting equipped with sensory rooms and interactive spaces.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children or adults with Autism and/or other learning needs.
• Comfortable with personal care, hygiene support and changing.
• Knowledge around sensory needs (Visual, Touch, Communication and Hearing) and implementing suitable sessions.
• Confident in managing behaviour, de-escalation, and helping children with self-regulation.
• Able to support on a one-to-one basis and in small intervention groups.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high level tailored care and educational support to children and young adults with autism and other learning needs.
• Support learners' educational progress and development of social skills, promoting self-regulation through personalised interventions across the school day.
• Create a nurturing and creative learning environment within SEN settings with facilities like sensory rooms and interactive spaces.

Job description

Job: Autism Support Practitioner

Location: Harrogate

Type: Full Time - Long Term (Permanent Roles Available)

The Role:

An Autism Support Practitioner will deliver a high level of tailored care and educational support to a range of children and young adults with autism and other learning needs.

You will be confident in supporting a range of learners with their educational progress, developing social skills, whilst promoting self-regulation and development through a range of personalised and adapted interventions across their school day.

The SEN setting for this role is set up with fantastic facilities to help create a nurturing and creative learning environment, including sensory rooms, soft areas, interactive play stations and outdoor education facilities.

The Requirements:

• Previous experience supporting children or adults with Autism and/or other learning needs.
• Comfortable supporting children and young adults with personal care, hygiene support and changing.
• Have appropriate knowledge around sensory needs (Visual, Touch, Communication and Hearing) and how to implement suitable sessions for those learners.
• Be confident in managing behaviour, implementing de-escalation techniques and helping children with self-regulation.
• Able to support on a one-to-one basis, and across small intervention groups.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR VERITAS EDUCATION

• All applications are subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure, professional reference checks, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) in line with our stringent safeguarding policy
• Your CV must cover the last 10 years of employment history where possible and all employment breaks must be explained
• You must have legal right to work in the UK
• You must be willing to attend a registration interview

Veritas Education work with a variety of schools covering a wide geographical area. We deal with teaching placements at Primary, Secondary and college level as well as support staff positions also within these.

Disclaimer

'Nothing within the above advert was in any way designed or intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Veritas Education is an Equal opportunities employer and is proud in the knowledge that all placements are made on merit and suitability. We accept applications from all sections of the community.'