Autism Support Worker - SEN School Based

Salary/Rate:£85 - £110 PAYE, Temp to Permanent

Job type:Contract

Town/City:Epping Forest

County:Essex

Type of Role:Teaching Assistant/Learning Support Assistant

Job ref:7426

Post Date:07.07.25

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Meet Our Recruiter

Harry Owen

Managing Consultant

0203 011 4848

harry@psinclusion.co.uk

About the Role

Support Worker - SEN School Based

Full-Time, ASAP Start

£85 - £100 PAYE Per Day

*** Creative Learning Environment with Excellent Facilities ***

We are working in partnership with a lovely SEMH school located in Epping Forest. The school is looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Support Worker to join their friendly and supportive team. This position is full-time (term-time only), ASAP start!

Highlights:

Support Worker
Working Hours: 8am – 4pm
Epping Forest
Full-time (term-time only)
ASAP Start!
Supporting children and young people with SEMH and/or Autism
Proactively engaging and interacting with children and young people through play-based and sensory-related activities in classroom settings
Providing a creative and fun learning environment
Making positive impacts on children and young people’s lives!

Ideal Support Worker:

Has experience working with children and young people with special needs
Has personal interests in supporting children and young people with special needs
A positive, proactive, and patient individual who has a can-do attitude and is willing to learn
A team player, confident and has great communication skills
Being able to build good working relationships with students and staff

Support Worker's Main Responsibilities:

Supporting children with SEND, complex needs, and mild to Profound Multiple Learning Difficulties (MLD/PMLD)
Assisting the class teacher with planning, preparing, and delivering learning activities, as well as monitoring and assessing children’s achievement and progress
Actively involved in a wide range of activities, promoting the physical, cognitive, cultural, social, and emotional well-being of the pupils
Actively interacting with children through play-based and sensory-related activities

Some of our students are non-verbal and with such a wide range of learning difficulties. Students are supported by a multidisciplinary team including Physiotherapists, Art Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists. Some students may also have physical disabilities and are wheelchair users.

Being able to use Makaton (sign language) or PECs is ideal. Personal Care (feeding and toileting) and hydrotherapy are required as this is a part of the job.

Interested in hearing more?

Parker Smith Inclusion is an ethical, people-focused recruitment consultancy, completely dedicated to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

If you want to hear more about our SEND opportunities, please get in touch with Harry at Parker Smith Inclusion! You can apply by responding to this advert! If you are not contacted within 5 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful in this role. However, we will keep your CV and you are welcome to contact us to discuss your SEND career development.

Parker Smith Inclusion is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We will help you with this. By applying for this role, you are consenting to Parker Smith Inclusion Ltd storing your personal details in our fully encrypted database, in line with the new GDPR requirements.

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