Autism Outreach Service Practitioner

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location
:
County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8RF

Salary
: £29,550 - £32,055 Per annum (Pro rata for part time)

Working Hours:37 hours a week, term time only

Contract Type
:
Permanent

Closing Date
: 20/09/26

Interview Date(s): W/C 28/09/26

An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly skilled and experienced specialist SEND practitioners to join Leicestershire’s Specialist Teaching Service. These posts within the expanding Learning, Communication and Autism Team will play a central role in supporting the delivery of SEND reforms and the Experts at Hand programme, helping schools build capacity and improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND across the 5-19 age range.

We are looking for experienced Teaching Assistants with strong expertise in communication and interaction and / or cognition and learning with a secure understanding of how these may interact with other areas of SEND, including SEMH and sensory needs.

The Learning, Communication and Autism Team is well-regarded and welcoming, consisting of specialist teachers and practitioners with a wealth of knowledge and experience and a passion for inclusion. We are committed to understanding autism and other forms of neurodiversity as difference rather than deficit and, as part of the Specialist Teaching Service, aim to improve opportunities, outcomes and experiences for children and young people with SEND in partnership with families, educational settings and organisations.

Successful applicants will use their specialist knowledge, skills and experience to support the learning, communication and autistic strengths and differences of children and young people across the 5–19 age range. Working within an evolving Experts at Hand model, you will support schools and post-16 settings to strengthen inclusive practice and improve outcomes for learners with SEND.

At a whole-school and targeted level, you will work alongside specialist teachers to collaborate with leaders, SENCos and staff teams to develop inclusive practice, implement evidence-informed teaching and learning approaches, and build capacity to meet a diverse range of learning, communication and autistic profiles. You will support consultation, advice, training and professional development that supports both strategic improvement and effective provision for groups of learners requiring additional support, including supporting settings to implement, monitor and evaluate evidence-informed interventions and approaches.

At an individual level, you will have casework responsibility under the supervision and support of a specialist teacher, which will focus on enabling schools to implement a range of teaching and learning strategies to support the progress and inclusion of pupils with special educational needs. You will provide support for educational settings through coaching, modelling of good practice, sharing knowledge, approaches, and resources as well as contributing to the APDR cycle of support.

The role requires collaborative working with schools, families, Educational Psychologists, health professionals and a wide range of other agencies. We therefore welcome applications from highly motivated, creative practitioners who enjoy working in a collaborative, solution-focused way and are confident in supporting schools to develop effective provision for learners with SEND.

The role also involves maintaining accurate records, contributing to service development, engaging in ongoing professional development and developing resources that promote curriculum access for learners with a range of communication and interaction needs.

An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

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