SEND Teaching Assistant Apprentice

Autism Initiatives; Sefton; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing Award for Schools 2025

Job summary

Autism Initiatives is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant Apprentice for Peterhouse School, Southport. The role is 35 hours per week, term time only, with pay of £12.70/hour for the first 6 months, rising to £14.86/hour thereafter, and an apprenticeship lasting up to 18 months, commencing February 2027.

You will support children aged 5–19 with autism across classes, learn various teaching approaches, reflect on feedback, and contribute to helping students become independent, successful adults

Qualifications

• At least 1 year full-time equivalent experience as a Teaching Assistant or similar role.
• Experience in SEND/learning support is desirable.
• Be eligible to work in England and reside in England for the duration of the apprenticeship.

Responsibilities

• Support children aged 5–19 with autism across classes.
• Learn approaches and strategies to overcome barriers to learning.
• Reflect and respond to feedback to improve practice.

Skills

TA/LSA experience

Classroom support

Reflect on feedback

Teamwork

Job description

Staff enjoy being part of the Peterhouse School team and are supportive of the children and each other.

(Wellbeing Award for Schools, 2025)

Do you have a passion for supporting autistic children and young people, and helping them to grow into successful adults?

Teaching Assistant Apprentice

Peterhouse School, Southport

35 hours per week, term time only

£12.70/hr for 6 months, then £14.86/hr

The apprenticeship will take up to 18 months to complete

To commence the role from February 2027

We are looking for enthusiastic and caring individuals who are keen to learn and develop skills as a SEND Teaching Assistant.

In this role you will work with all classes across the school, supporting children and young people aged 5 to 19 in activities that meet their individual needs, in order to help them become successful adults with Autism. You will be supported to learn about different approaches, strategies and ways to overcome barriers to learning.

You should be willing to reflect and respond to feedback. You will also share our school values of Kindness, Integrity and Team First.

The apprenticeship will be supported by BeReady and will lead to a Lvl 3 SEND Teaching Assistant Qualification.

Peterhouse values diversity and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants must:

• Have a minimum of one year's full-time equivalent experience as a Teaching Assistant (TA), Learning Support Assistant (LSA), or in a comparable role
• Have classroom responsibilities and practical classroom experience
• Have resided in England for the past three years and hold the right to work in the UK
• Be employed for a minimum of 16 hours per week and spend at least 50% of working hours in England throughout the apprenticeship
• Not be enrolled on any other government-funded programme
• Hold prior qualifications that will be reviewed and may affect programme eligibility

Further information

Peterhouse School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check with barred list information, the cost of which will be met by Autism Initiatives.

The closing date for completed applications is 15th November

Interviews will be held during w/c 7th December

*Please note, apprentices are not guaranteed a job offer after their apprenticeship ends.

We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.

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