Special Education
Autism Support Teaching Assistant Contract Full Time
- Autism Support Teaching Assistant
- Secondary School Provisions Unit
- High Barnet
- Hours 8:15 to 3:30pm and 8:15am to 14:15pm on Fridays
- Start date: September 2025
We are currently looking for an Autism Support Teaching Assistant to join an Autism Support Provisions Unit within a fantastic secondary school in Barnet.
The Role
In this role you will be supporting pupils with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Condition on a 1 to 1 and group basis. You will be supporting pupils across a range of classes and learning activities. You will be required to build relationships and establish a routine with students. You should have a good basic, understanding of autism and understand how to ensure the learning environment is suitable, communicate clearly in suitable ways and integrate pupil’s interests. You will work closely with teachers and parents/carers and be involved in assessments and reporting in line with the requirements of children Education Health Care plans (EHCP).
The school are ideally looking for a teaching assistant with experience supporting students with autism but are open to applications from other teaching assistants and graduates with a desire to build experience in SEN.
The school
The Special Resource Provision is for pupils with a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) as a primary need in their Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). The provision is based is based within a larger Barnet secondary school and offers up to 7 pupils a place per year group. The school is close to Cockfosters Underground Station and High Barnet Underground Station and is also accessible car.
If you have experience working with children or young adults with special education needs, and are interested in making a positive contribution to the lives of young people, please apply with an up-to-date CV.
We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.