Mental Health and Autism Teaching Assistant

Protocol Education Ltd; Swindon; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Mental Health and Autism Specialist Teaching Assistant in Swindon. This role involves providing 1:1 support to students with Autism and SEMH, fostering their academic and emotional development. Applicants should have experience in educational or care settings and a passion for supporting vulnerable individuals. Competitive pay and professional development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Competitive rates of pay

FREE continued professional development training (CPD)

Ongoing professional support

£50 bonus for referrals

Qualifications

• Experience working with Autism in educational or care settings.
• Proven track record with young people or vulnerable adults.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 support to students with Autism and SEMH.
• Develop strong relationships and support emotional development.
• Work collaboratively with staff and third parties.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Creativity

Communication

Initiative

Education

Relevant qualifications and training

Tools

Basic IT skills

Job description

Mental Health and Autism Specialist Teaching Assistant

We are currently working with SEN/SEMH schools in Swindon to appointment a committed SEN Support workers. The schools all have a number of students with Autism and SEMH and so will require 1:1 support to assist with settling them into the school, support with their learning, as well as socially and emotionally.

If you have experience working with people with Autism, whether it be within an educational or care setting, we encourage you to apply today.

Start date: September 2025

Hours: 8.30am-3.30pm, Monday to Friday, term time only

Both full and part time applications are encouraged

The successful applicant will:

• Deal with situations calmly and sensitively
• Be creative and ‘think outside of the box’ in their approach to supporting pupils with additional needs
• Have strong abilities to develop strong and trusting relationships
• Be a team player and able to work closely with other staff members and third parties
• Care deeply about pupils academic, emotional, and personal development and have empathy for their individual circumstances
• Have a supportive and encouraging attitude, to inspire trust and to motivate students
• Be able to use their initiative in meeting the needs of the student, depending on their individual communication, and learning skills
• Have a proven track record of working with young people or vulnerable adults, either on a paid or voluntary basis
• Have basic IT skills/ understanding

In addition, Protocol Education can offer:

• Competitive rates of pay
• FREE continued professional development training (CPD) including Team Teach
• Ongoing honest, friendly, and professional support from our dedicated team of experts
• A £50 bonus if you introduce someone new to Protocol Education, as a thank you

If this is an opportunity that excites you, we strongly encourage you to Apply Now!

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If you are interested in this role please apply through this advert or apply on our Protocol Education website.

We pride ourselves on employing a wide range of educators from a variety of experienced backgrounds and settings as well as aspiring educators and teachers with diverse experiences and transferable skills who are passionate and caring individuals to educate children and young people within our schools.

Please note, to apply for this role you must have right to work in the UK.

If you feel you would be great for this role, apply today!

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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