Graduate Autism Support Assistant

Protocol Education Limited; Alnwick; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD access

Long-term opportunities

Consultant support

Make a difference

Job summary

Protocol Education Limited is recruiting Graduate Autism Support Assistants to support pupils with autism in specialist provisions across Alnwick, Morpeth and Northumberland.

This role offers valuable SEND experience for graduates pursuing careers in education, psychology and therapy services, with training and long-term progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Graduates seeking access to specialist SEND experience.
• Interest in education, psychology or therapy services required.
• Ability to work with pupils with Autism Spectrum Condition.

Responsibilities

• Support communication and interaction for pupils with autism.
• Deliver structured interventions and learning activities.
• Promote independence and self-regulation for learners.
• Encourage engagement with learning and classroom routines.
• Support emotional regulation and well-being of pupils.
• Collaborate with teachers and therapists to implement plans.

Skills

Psychology Graduates

Education Graduates

Health & Social Care Graduates

Speech & Language Graduates

Aspiring Educational Psychologists

Education

Psychology

Education

Health & Social Care

Speech & Language

Educational Psychology

Job description

Graduate Autism Support Assistant

Are you a recent Graduate looking to gain specialist SEND experience?

Protocol Education is recruiting Autism Support Assistants for specialist provisions across Alnwick, Morpeth and Northumberland.

This role provides exceptional experience for graduates interested in careers within SEND, education and therapy services.

Location: Alnwick, Morpeth & Northumberland
Contract: Full-Time | Term-Time Only

About the Role

You will work closely with pupils with Autism Spectrum Condition and communication needs, supporting them to access education and achieve their individual goals.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting communication and interaction
• Delivering structured interventions
• Promoting independence
• Encouraging engagement with learning
• Supporting emotional regulation
• Working alongside teachers and therapists

This Role Would Suit

• Psychology Graduates
• Education Graduates
• Health & Social Care Graduates
• Speech & Language Graduates
• Aspiring Educational Psychologists

Why Work with Protocol Education?

• Excellent experience for future careers in education and psychology
• Specialist SEND and SEMH training
• Free CPD Academy access
• Long-term opportunities available
• Dedicated consultant support
• Opportunity to make a genuine difference to young people's lives

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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