Autism Specialist Teaching Assistant

Description:

Autism Specialist Teaching Assistant (ASC Provision)

Carmarthenshire Area
Monday to Friday | Term Time Only
Competitive Weekly Pay | Immediate Start Available

Are you passionate about supporting young people with Autism and Additional Learning Needs?

Teaching Personnel is recruiting dedicated, compassionate and resilient Teaching Assistants to support pupils within a specialist ASC provision. This nurturing and highly supportive setting helps learners with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC), social communication difficulties, sensory needs, anxiety and emotional regulation challenges to achieve their full potential.

The Role

As a Teaching Assistant, you will:

✅ Support pupils on a 1:1 and small-group basis

✅ Build positive relationships and promote confidence

✅ Help pupils develop social, communication and life skills

✅ Support emotional wellbeing and positive behaviour

✅ Create a safe, engaging and inclusive learning environment

This is a highly rewarding role where you can make a genuine difference every day.

Ideal Backgrounds

We welcome applications from:

✅ Teaching Assistants

✅ Support Workers

✅ Care Assistants

✅ Youth Workers

✅ Residential Childcare Workers

✅ Sports Coaches

✅ Behaviour Mentors

✅ Mental Health Support Workers

✅ Psychology, Criminology or Education Graduates

✅ Health & Social Care Professionals

Desired Experience & Qualifications

✔ Autism (ASC), ALN, SEN or SEMH experience

✔ Health & Social Care Qualifications

✔ CACHE or Childcare Qualifications

✔ Behaviour Support Experience

✔ Safeguarding Training

✔ Experience supporting children, young people or vulnerable adults

Why Work Through Teaching Personnel?

✅ Competitive weekly pay

✅ Full-time, term-time-only hours

✅ Free CPD and specialist ALN training

✅ Dedicated personal consultant

✅ Opportunities to secure permanent school contracts

✅ Pension scheme & referral bonuses

✅ UK's leading education recruitment agency

Apply Today

Whether you're an experienced Teaching Assistant or looking to transfer skills from care, support work, coaching or health and social care, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now through Teaching Personnel for immediate consideration.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.

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