TA Assistant

Job Title: Bank Teaching Assistant
Underley Garden School, Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2DZ
Salary: £13.25 per hour
Hours: As Needed | Flexible
Contract: Bank
As our school continues to grow, we’re looking for caring, adaptable, and enthusiastic Bank Teaching Assistants to join the dedicated team at Underley Garden School in Kirkby Lonsdale.
This flexible role is perfect for someone who wants to make a genuine difference in the lives of children and young people with a range of complex learning difficulties and disabilities. As a Bank Teaching Assistant, you’ll play a vital part in supporting pupils’ learning, wellbeing, and personal development — helping them to achieve their full potential in a nurturing, structured environment.
Working closely with teachers, therapists, and pastoral staff, you’ll help deliver engaging learning experiences, provide one-to-one and group support, and assist pupils in developing confidence, independence, and key life skills.
Supporting pupils’ learning and progress under the guidance of the class teacher.
Helping pupils stay engaged, focused, and motivated throughout their school day.
Promoting positive behaviour and applying effective strategies in line with school policy.
Providing pastoral care and emotional support to help pupils feel safe and valued.
Taking part in staff meetings and training to continually develop your skills.
Experience working with children or young people, ideally in a special educational needs (SEN) setting.
A patient, compassionate, and flexible approach to supporting diverse learning needs.
Strong teamwork skills and a willingness to collaborate with teaching and support staff.
A commitment to helping every pupil achieve their best.
Underley Garden School is a large school with small class sizes, focusing on pupils, aged 5-19, who have a range of complex needs associated with autism and learning disabilities, including complex communication, sensory and behavioural needs associated with their disabilities.
Our School adopts a holistic, person-centred approach to the development of our pupils and endeavours to ensure that they achieve as high a standard as possible. We offer a comprehensive portfolio of education, care and therapy to meet the individual requirements of students with complex special educational needs.
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 and vulnerable young adults 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 and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
And because your health, wellbeing, and happiness matter to us, you’ll enjoy a fantastic rewards package through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista — giving you the freedom to choose the benefits that best suit 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.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.