Autism Support Worker
Listed on 2026-10-26
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Education / Teaching
Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Special Education Assistant, Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional
Are you looking for a rewarding role where you can positively impact the lives of children and young people with Autism?
A specialist SEND school in Gateshead is seeking a caring and committed Autism Support Worker to support pupils with a range of additional needs. This is an excellent opportunity for someone considering a future career in education, psychology, speech and language therapy or social work.
Location: Gateshead
Contract: Full-Time | Long-Term Opportunity
- Support pupils with Autism on a 1:1 basis and in small groups
- Help students access learning and classroom activities
- Encourage communication, interaction and independence
- Support sensory and emotional regulation strategies
- Reinforce positive behaviour and engagement
- Contribute to pupils' personal and academic development
- SEND Teaching Assistants
- Healthcare or Care Support Workers
- Psychology Graduates
- Youth Workers
- Residential Support Workers
- Anyone passionate about helping children with additional needs
Join a supportive school where you'll gain invaluable SEND experience while making a lasting difference to pupils’ educational journeys.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further 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.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the 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 FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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