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Autism/Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Job details
Posting date: 30 January 2026
Salary: £100 to £115 per day
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 26 February 2026
Location: Southwark, London
Company: senploy
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 201819

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Summary

Are you a friendly and bubbly graduate? Are you interested in Autism and Special Educational Needs? Do you want to help support children and young adults?

One of the top specialist schools in Southwark are looking for a Graduate to support their pupils with complex Autism and learning disabilities as a Teaching Assistant. The children at this school range from 3 to 16 years of age, and will benefit from a caring, empathetic and engaging graduate who is passionate about supporting vulnerable children. The school employs a therapeutic approach, meaning the children engage in many activities outside of traditional lessons. Experience working with children or adults with Special Needs would be beneficial for this role!

As an Autism/Special Needs Teaching Assistant your main duties will include:
- Providing emotional and mental health support to all students
- Helping pupils reach their academic milestones, whilst also increasing their interpersonal and life skills
- Managing challenging behaviour and developing positive behaviour strategies
- Improving communication, through speech and language support, visual aids and Makaton
- Collaborating with Teachers, Support Staff and multi-therapy teams

This is a fantastic opportunity for any Psychology or Criminology Graduate to work alongside the therapists and psychologists based on-site at school. In addition, you will gain invaluable experience working with special needs, neurodiversity and mental health difficulties. This is a great opportunity for an aspiring educational or occupational psychologist, therapeutic support worker or teacher.

* Autism/Special Needs Teaching Assistant
* Graduate Opportunity
* ASAP Start
* Southwark
* £100 - £115 per day (8:30am to 3:30pm)

If this sounds like the role for you, please apply today with your current CV.

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