Learning Support Assistant, Sen

• Deliver individualised teaching sessions to assigned pupils
• Support children with autism and communication needs using behaviour-based teaching approaches
• Collect, monitor, and record pupil progress data
• Assist with sensory learning, life skills, and extracurricular activities
• Support pupils during lunch, playtimes, and outdoor learning activities
• Work towards keyworker responsibilities for individual pupils
• Contribute to the preparation and organisation of teaching resources
• Support positive behaviour plans and teaching strategies
• Assist with personal care where required, including toileting, feeding, and hygiene support
• Participate in staff meetings, training, and professional development
• Work collaboratively with teachers, therapists, and wider school staff
• Contribute to home-school communication and pupil progress reporting

• A passion for supporting children and young people with additional needs
• A calm, positive, and resilient approach
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team
• A willingness to learn autism-specific teaching approaches
• Commitment to safeguarding and continuous professional development
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• ability to track progression in attainment
• background in youth work
• behaviour management
• building relationships
• classroom management
• communication
• de-escalation techniques
• empathy
• experience in administering medication
• experience in managing challenging behaviour
• experience with autism spectrum disorders
• experience with learning difficulties
• experience with social emotional mental health
• inclusiveness
• manual handling
• marking
• mentor experience
• personal care experience
• planning
• resilience
• restraint training
• speech and language therapy experience

Previous experience in education, care, support work, childcare, psychology, or youth work is welcomed but not essential

• £500 joining bonus upon successful completion of probation
• Full specialist training and development programme
• Ongoing mentoring and supervision from experienced SEN professionals
• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative working environment
• Opportunity to gain experience in autism-specific and behaviour-based teaching approaches
• Meaningful and rewarding work that changes lives every day