Autism Teaching Assistant

Protocol Education Ltd; North East; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational organization is seeking an Autism Teaching Assistant in Durham to support autistic pupils by helping them with communication and sensory routines. The ideal candidate must be calm under pressure and have experience with autism or communication needs. This full-time, long-term position offers competitive compensation and professional development opportunities, including free SEND training modules. Commitment to children's welfare is essential.

Benefits

Weekly PAYE pay

Free SEND CPD

Personal support from your consultant

Opportunities for long-term roles

Qualifications

• Calm under pressure and great at building trust.
• Experience with communication needs or behaviour.
• Must have appropriate qualifications and training.

Responsibilities

• Supporting autistic pupils with communication and sensory routines.
• Following clear structures that help pupils feel safe.
• Working alongside teachers, therapists, and experienced SEND staff.

Skills

Experience with autism

Calm under pressure

Trust building

Job description

Autism Teaching Assistant – Durham (Full Time)

Location: Durham
Contract: Full time, long term
Start: ASAP
Pay: £89 to £110 per day (PAYE)

If you’re calm, patient and love helping pupils who thrive with structure, this role will feel right up your street. We’re working with a specialist autism provision in the Durham area that’s looking for a Teaching Assistant who can offer consistency, warmth and a steady presence.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting autistic pupils with communication and sensory routines
• Following clear structures that help pupils feel safe
• Using visuals, simple communication tools and predictable routines
• Helping pupils regulate emotions in a low‑arousal environment
• Working alongside teachers, therapists and experienced SEND staff

We’d love to hear from you if:

• You have experience with autism, communication needs or behaviour
• You’re calm under pressure and great at building trust
• You can work full time and commit to a long‑term role
• You drive and can travel across the Durham area

What you get from Protocol Education:

• Weekly PAYE pay
• Free SEND CPD including Autism and Thrive modules
• Personal support from your consultant
• Opportunities for long‑term roles across SEND settings

If you want to help pupils feel safe, understood and confident, this is a lovely role to step into.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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