Senior Teaching Support Assistant

Remarkable Autism Ltd; Newton-le-Willows; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Long service awards

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity & paternity pay

Golden Hello up to £250

Job summary

Wargrave House School, part of the Remarkable Group, is seeking Senior Teaching Support Assistants. You will work in the classroom under the guidance of the class teacher to nurture and develop learners across ages 5–16, supporting their educational and life journeys.

The role offers pro-rata salary between £26,102 and £27,311 per year, with term-time working and additional benefits; a structured career path and opportunities for training and internal progression are provided.

Responsibilities

• Assist the class teacher in delivering lessons and supporting pupils.
• Nurture and develop learners on their educational and life journeys within a classroom team.

Job description

SENIOR TEACHING SUPPORT ASSISTANTS

Wargrave House School

Term Time (190 days) + 7 days
5 days per week (37.5 hours)
Pro-rata salary £26,102 – 27,311 per annum including SEN

Are you looking to work for a charity with aspirational growth plans that has an exciting journey ahead? At Remarkable we are looking for energetic and passionate individuals to make a difference to the lives of our young people.

The Remarkable Group has been established for over 50 years, providing the highest quality services for autistic young people. Wargrave House School (ages 5 – 16) & Ascent College (ages 16 – 25) operate a non-maintained special school and independent specialist college with an excellent reputation for delivering outstanding education and care to Autistic young people.

Our mission is to provide a world where autistic people live happy and fulfilled lives.We support and educate autistic people throughout their lives and redefine what’s possible by providing innovative and transformative services. We have an ambitious five-year plan to achieve our objectives and are looking for values driven individuals to contribute to these future successes.

As a Senior Teaching Support Assistant, you will play a vital role within the classroom team, working under the guidance of the class teacher. Alongside other support staff, you will help nurture and develop our learners, supporting them on their educational and life journeys.

An opportunity has arisen for hard-working, highly skilled individuals to work with our young people. We are looking for qualified Senior Teaching Support Assistant who wish to develop their skills in this interesting and challenging field.

We have a clear career path for all of our staff and proactively look to develop and promote internally through training and mentoring.

What we offer

We offer our staff autism specific training to support continuous professional development. Our benefits include an attractive pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, long service awards, enhanced sick pay, enhanced maternity & paternity pay and a Golden Hello welcome bonus of up to £250.

We are passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We particularly encourage applications frompeople fromdiverse backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and participate in the Disability Confident scheme, ensuring all candidates are considered fairly and supported where needed. For more information on this scheme, please visit our careers page.

Our aim is to recruit quality staff for both academic and support roles in a fair, structured and supportive manner, underpinned by our Recruitment and Selection Policy and KSCIE. In accordance with recent updates to KCSIE 2025 (Keeping Children Safe in Education) guidance, we will be performing online searches and requesting references for all shortlisted candidates.

Please note: We will require proof of right to work in the UK and qualifications at interview stage. If this is not provided you may not be interviewed.

Closing Date: 08/09/2026

Interviews:
Week commencing 21/09/2026

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) and do not accept speculative CVs. Any unsolicited CVs, whether related to a specific position or submitted speculatively, will not be considered.

Remarkable is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Remarkable operates a safe recruitment process and appointment to the post will be subject to suitable references, online searches, self-declaration, satisfactory pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, and where applicable, a prohibition check and section 128 direction check.