Autism Teaching Assistant
Salary/Rate:£400 - £450 per week PAYE
Job type:Contract
Town/City:Haringey
County:North East London
Type of Role:Teaching Assistant/Learning Support Assistant
Job ref:7386
Post Date:31.10.24
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About the Role
Autism Teaching Assistant
- Specialist SEND School which caters for children aged 3 – 19 years old, all with a primary diagnosis of Autism
- Beautiful school with modern and exciting facilities
- Excellent career progression available with outstanding ongoing training and career development opportunities
- Easily accessible by public transport
- ASAP start
- £400 - £450 per week – paid PAYE
We, Parker Smith Inclusion, are an ethical, people-focused SEN recruitment consultancy. We care about our job and put our people and schools, most importantly our children, before profit. We have outstanding working relationships with many schools and local authorities and are growing!
We are working with a beautiful SEN school based in Ealing. The school is looking to appoint a passionate individual to join the school as an Autism Teaching Assistant, supporting across a variety of year groups and abilities. This position is perfect for someone who is an aspiring Education Psychologist, Child Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, Physio Therapist, and many more! This position is also perfect for someone with family members or friends who have additional needs and want to get into SEN settings for personal interests.
Why should you join the school?
- A supportive and friendly team
- Fantastic facilities and resources available for children with additional needs and associated learning disabilities
- Hydrotherapy pool on site
- Focusing on creative learning: music, arts and crafts, cooking, sports, dance, yoga, and many more!
- Providing personalised and individualised curriculum
- Focusing on life skills as well as developing self-confidence and independence
- Free parking space available on site
- Providing a safe and healthy environment for pupils and staff members
What are you expected to do as an Autism Teaching Assistant?
- Supporting pupils in classroom settings
- Participating and engaging in school trips and other extra-curricular activities
- Assisting the class teacher with planning, preparing, and delivering learning activities, as well as monitoring and assessing children’s achievement and progress
- Working closely with the school's multi-disciplinary team and parents/ family members/ carers
- Actively getting 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 pupils have Speech and Language Communication Needs (SLCN), and some are non-verbal. Some pupils have complex medical needs and mobility issues. You may also experience physical behavioural challenges that are associated with the needs. Being able to use Makaton, Signalong or PECs is ideal. Personal Care (feeding and toileting) and hydrotherapy are required as this is a part of the job.
Requirements for Autism Teaching Assistant
- Anyone passionate about SEN
- Anyone with personal interests in supporting children and young people with learning disabilities
- A positive, proactive, and patient individual who has a can-do attitude and is willing to learn
- A team player and has great communication skills
- Being able to build good working relationships with students and staff
Interested in hearing more about this Autism Teaching Assistant role?
Please get in touch if you want to hear more about our SEN opportunities! You can apply by responding to this advert! Unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful in this role if you are not contacted within 5 working days. 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 consent to Parker Smith Inclusion Ltd storing your details in our fully encrypted database, in line with the new GDPR requirements.
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