Full or Part Time High Level Teaching Assistant

At Outcomes First Group, we believe in better work/life balance — and we’re putting wellbeing first.
That’s why we’re proud to be part of a 4-Day Working Week (4DWW) trial, where you can work one day less each week (or equivalent hours), while still receiving your full-time pay.
Many of our schools have already introduced the 4DWW — and others are preparing to roll it out as soon as they reach full staffing. Job Title: Higher Level Teaching Assistant 
Acorn Park School, Norwich, NR16 2HU
Hours: 37.5 hours per week | Monday to Friday | 8:30am – 4:30pm
Contract: Permanent | Term Time including 10 inset days
Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of young people? Acorn Park School is looking for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated, close-knit team in Norwich. This is a unique opportunity to use your specialist skills, lead a team of learning support assistants, and create a learning environment where every student can thrive.
You’ll work alongside teachers, therapists, and residential staff to help students reach their full potential while also developing your own professional and leadership skills.
As a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, you will:
Deliver high-quality, personalised learning alongside class teachers, tailored to each student’s unique needs and learning styles
Lead and manage a team of learning support assistants, ensuring consistency and best practice across the curriculum
Collaborate with education and residential teams to maximise learning opportunities, including morning routines and transitions
Implement individualised communication and learning goals in partnership with therapists and teaching staff
Administer medication safely in accordance with healthcare guidance and school policies
GCSE Maths and English, Grade 4/C or equivalent
Strong leadership and communication skills to manage and guide learning support assistants
Collaborative, adaptable, and committed to helping every student reach their full potential
Acorn Park is a school for 160 pupils, all with a primary diagnosis of Autism. Our Complex Needs pupils follow the Semi-Formal Pathway, which is highly personalised according to their EHCPs. We have a mix of Day and Residential pupils, supported by 8 co-located pupil homes on our 30-acre rural Norfolk site. On site, we also have a large Forest School, an Animal Care Farm, play facilities, a sports hall, and sensory rooms.
For over 19 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We are a leading provider of education for neurodivergent young people and young adults. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care
Why join Options Autism?
We place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
Life Assurance
~ Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
~“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
~ A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
~100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
~ Cycle to Work Schemes
~ Electric Car Purchase Scheme
~ Critical illness cover
~ Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support. 

4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit 
Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.