Autism and SEN Teaching Assistant

Academics

Posted a day ago, valid for 25 days

Witney, Oxfordshire OX281AJ, England

£20,000 - £24,000 per annum

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

The position is for an Autism and SEN Teaching Assistant at a friendly Special Needs School in Witney, requiring a graduate with a passion for supporting children and teenagers.
The role involves providing emotional and mental health support, helping students achieve academic milestones, and managing challenging behavior.
Experience working with children or adults with special needs is beneficial, but a caring and empathetic attitude is essential.
The salary for this role ranges from £80 to £90 per day, with working hours from 8:45 am to 3:15 pm.
This opportunity is ideal for Psychology or Criminology graduates looking to gain experience in special needs and mental health support.

Autism and SEN Teaching Assistant

Are you a friendly and bubbly graduate? Are you interested in Autism and Mental Health? Do you want to help support children and teenagers?

If yes, then this could be the role for you…

A friendly and inclusive Special Needs School are looking for a Graduate to support their pupils with complex Autism and learning disabilities as an SEN Teaching Assistant. The children at this school range from 3 to 16 years of age, and will benefit from a caring, empathetic and engaging graduate who is passionate about supporting vulnerable children. The school employs a therapeutic approach, meaning the children engage in many activities outside of traditional lessons. Experience working with children and/or adults with Special Needs would be beneficial for this role!

As an Autism/Special Needs Teaching Assistant your main duties will include…

Providing emotional and mental health support to all students
Helping pupils reach their academic milestones, whilst also increasing their interpersonal and life skills
Managing challenging behaviour and developing positive behaviour strategies
Improving communication, through speech and language support, visual aids and Makaton
Collaborating with Teachers, Support Staff and multi-therapy teams

This is a fantastic opportunity for any Psychology or Criminology Graduate to work alongside the therapists and psychologists based on-site at school. In addition, you will gain invaluable experience working with special needs, neurodiversity and mental health difficulties. This is a great opportunity for an aspiring educational or occupational psychologist, therapeutic support worker or teacher.

* Autism and SEN Teaching Assistant* Graduate Opportunity* ASAP Start* Witney* £80 to £90 per day (8:45am to 3:15pm)

If this sounds like the role for you, please apply today with your current CV.

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