Primary Teaching Assistant – Autism

Sense Education Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

Sense Education have an exciting new position for a Primary Teaching Assistant at a specialist unit in Leeds. The position is to support a small class of 6 pupils with Autism. They are working at an EYFS level and KS1.

The ideal person for this role will be caring and compassionate with a calm approach to learning. They will be fun and creative, and bring a dynamic approach that will help engage the pupils and develop communication skills, along with literacy, numeracy and independence. The role is full time, the school hours are 8:30 – 3:30 Monday to Friday.

The primary is a vibrant dynamicprimarywith a large intake of pupils with EHCPs.

The role:

• To support the teacher in delivering EYFS and KS1 lessons tailored to the pupil’s needs
• To support the pupils in developing skills such as communication and social skills
• To take a caring approach to engage the pupils
• To support when required with challenging behaviour
• To communicate and report back to the teacher each day on the pupils development
• To engage with the parents when required
• To keep the learning environment safe, clean and tidy for development

The ideal candidate:

• Will have experience in supporting young people or adults with Autism
• Will have a caring approach to supporting young people
• Is passionate about making and improving the learning journey for young people with SEND
• May have an Autism awareness qualification but not a must
• May have a childcare or TA qualification but not a must

Sense Education will offer training and support in the position, everyone who works for us is required to complete Safeguarding Training. When you become part of the Sense team we are here to support you with your career. If you are interested in this position then please apply with an up to date CV and we will be in touch. You can find our more about us at www.senseeducation.co.uk

Safeguarding children is an integral part of what we do and we have a stringent safer recruitment process. We undertake checks on all the candidates we work with. As such we require a current Enhanced DBS Disclosure for everyone working in Schools. If you do not have a subscription to the DBS Update Service, you may be required to complete a new DBS application as part of the registration process. If you take a temporary role with Sense Education you will be paid on a weekly basis.