Autism Teaching Assistant - Specialist Primary

Autism Teaching Assistant – Specialist Primary Setting

Location: Peterlee

Pay: £90–£110 per day

Contract: Full-Time, Long-Term

This full-time Autism Teaching Assistant role supports pupils who thrive with routine, consistency and understanding.

You’ll work with children who need clear communication, predictable structure and patient support to access learning and school life. The setting values kindness, dignity and progress at each child’s pace.

Responsibilities include:

• 1:1 and small-group autism support
• Supporting transitions and routines
• Using visual and communication strategies
• Supporting sensory and emotional regulation
• Being a calm, consistent presence

Experience with autism is desirable but not essential, training and support are available.

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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