Autism Support Worker

Vision for Education; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading education supply agency as an Autism Specialist Teaching Assistant in Leeds. Make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and young adults with additional needs while receiving support and training in your career development. Enjoy excellent pay rates and a collaborative teamwork environment that values your contributions.

Benefits

Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system.

Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability).

Social and networking events.

Pension contributions.

CPD to help with your professional development.

Access to a dedicated consultant.

Qualifications

• Experience with education, care, youth work or similar with children or young adults with autism.
• Awareness of severe and complex needs.
• Willingness to undergo DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Support students with enhanced needs in Primary or SEND schools.
• Comfortable with personal care and managing challenging behaviour.
• Work collaboratively within a team.

Skills

Experience working with children or young adults with autism

Resilient and resourceful attitude

Strong understanding of safeguarding

Education

Enhanced DBS registered to the Update Service

Job description

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Autism Specialist Teaching Assistant
Leeds

The Role

Are you looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference in the lives of children and young adults with additional needs?

We are recruiting for Autism Specialist Teaching Assistants to join a either a primary or SEND school in Leeds. Our schools can support students from primary through to further education providing an inclusive and nurturing environment where both students and staff thrive. Due to the needs of each child, you will need to be comfortable with personal care and challenging behaviour working both as an individual and a team to ensure that the child's needs are met.

Our desired Autism Specialist Teaching Assistants will have:

• Experience working with children or young adults with autism and/or other additional needs (education, care, youth work, or similar)
• A resilient and resourceful attitude
• A strong understanding of safeguarding and an awareness of severe and complex needs
• An Enhanced DBS registered to the Update Service, or be willing to undergo this check with The Edwin Group

Our chosen Autism Specialist Teaching Assistants will:

• Be given the opportunity to start your career in education and support students with additional needs
• Be part of a collaborative and supportive team that values your contribution
• Receive access to a bespoke training programme designed to help you progress in your career
• Develop your skills and have the option to start training as an Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, or Unqualified Teacher – you will have support every step of the way from experienced specialists

As an Autism Specialist Teaching Assistant, part of our team, you benefit from:

• Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability).
• Social and networking events.
• Pension contributions.
• CPD to help with your professional development.
• Access to a dedicated consultant.

About us:
We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are a market-leading education company committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What we offer
As a Teaching Assistant, part of our team, you benefit from:

• Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability).
• Social and networking events.
• Pension contributions.
• CPD to help with your professional development.