EYFS/SEND Teaching Assistant

Outcomes First Group; Burgess Hill; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Wellbeing support

Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista)

Discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical illness cover

Family Growth Support

Job summary

Outcomes First Group's Hambrook School in Burgess Hill is seeking an EYFS/SEND Teaching Assistant to support students with autism and additional needs, helping them access learning, build confidence and develop life skills alongside teachers and therapists.

You will prepare resources, support activities indoors and outdoors, promote positive behaviour and wellbeing, and contribute to an inclusive environment. A full enhanced DBS and safeguarding commitments apply.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting students with Autism and other SEND needs.
• Experience delivering EYFS/sensory-based activities.
• Ability to foster confidence, independence and social communication skills.
• Supportive, calm approach to emotional wellbeing and inclusion.
• Experience preparing learning resources and assisting with personalised strategies.

Responsibilities

• Support students with Autism and SEND across a range of learning activities.
• Assist with engaging EYFS and sensory-based experiences indoors and outdoors.
• Help students develop confidence, independence, communication and social skills.
• Support emotional wellbeing with a calm, caring approach.
• Prepare learning resources and contribute to an inclusive learning environment.
• Work with teachers and therapists to implement personalised support strategies.
• Supervise and support activities, including outdoor learning and visits.
• Provide personal and intimate care where required, with full training.

Skills

SEND support

Communication

Behaviour management

Student independence coaching

Job description

As an EYFS/SEND Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in helping students thrive in a supportive, nurturing, and engaging learning environment. Working closely with teachers and the wider school team, you will support students with Autism and additional needs to access learning, build confidence, and develop key life skills. This is a rewarding role where no two days are the same. You will help prepare learning resources, support classroom activities, and provide tailored assistance to meet individual learning, communication, emotional, and physical needs. Through your encouragement and guidance, you will help students develop independence, strengthen their social and communication skills, and achieve outcomes they never thought possible.,

• Supporting students with Autism and additional SEND needs across a range of learning activities.
• Assisting with the delivery of engaging EYFS and sensory-based learning experiences, both indoors and outdoors.
• Helping students develop confidence, independence, communication, and social skills.
• Supporting students' emotional wellbeing through a calm, caring, and responsive approach.
• Preparing learning resources and contributing to a stimulating and inclusive learning environment.
• Working closely with teachers and therapists to implement personalised support strategies.
• Supervising and supporting students during classroom activities, outdoor learning, and educational visits.
• Providing support with personal and intimate care where required, with full training provided.
• Promoting positive behaviour and helping students engage successfully with learning and the wider world around them.

You will be part of a dedicated and supportive team, where collaboration, shared learning, and professional development are at the heart of everything we do. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about making a genuine difference to the lives of students with SEND while developing their own skills and experience within a specialist education setting.

Hambrook School is located in Burgess Hill West Sussex. Burgess Hill is just on the West Sussex side of the border and just across the county boundary of East Sussex. Brighton and Hove are a short drive and just northeast of Chichester. Our aim is to help students excel by providing a structured, nurturing approach, with students accessing a broad, balanced, engaging and extraordinarily rich curriculum. At Outcomes First Schools, we provide specialist education for learners who need a deeper level of understanding, expertise and support than mainstream education can typically offer. We support students with a wide range of complex, co-occurring and neurodivergent needs, including autism, ADHD, SEMH, speech and communication needs, dyslexia and experiences of trauma or adversity. We are proud to be a part of OFG Education who in 2025 were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the sixth year running.

We place students and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

Benefits

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• "Your Wellbeing Matters" - mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
• Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
• Hundreds of UK and international discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support