Specialist Teaching Assistant

3 months ago


London, United Kingdom Ambitious about Autism Full time

Ambitious About Autism is a national charity for autistic children and young people. We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights​ and create opportunities. We run specialist education services, an award-winning employment programme and children and young people are at the heart of our charity's decision-making, policy work and campaigning. 

We are looking for resilient, playful and passionate people to join us our Ofsted “Outstanding” TreeHouse School as a Specialist Teaching Assistant.

In this role, you will be working on a 1:1 basis with our Autistic pupils. You will provide support to pupils so that they can access the curriculum whilst also promoting their independence and self-esteem through community led activities.

Position: Specialist Teaching Assistant

School: TreeHouse School, Muswell Hill, N10 3JA

Contract Type: Full time, Permanent ( Hours: 8.45am – 4.35pm)

Salary: £25, to £27, (based on experience)

About the School:

TreeHouse School is a happy and vibrant community where autistic children and young people learn and flourish. Currently, we have pupils on roll aged 4- 19 years old. We provide children with the specialist, intensive and integrated support to enable them to learn, thrive and achieve. All pupils have a Primary diagnosis of autism with some that also have additional complex needs. TreeHouse School was inspected by Ofsted in and found to be "Outstanding" in all areas. We adopt a person-centred approach which ensures that the voice of the young person is at the centre of all we do.

As part of the Ambitious About Autism team, you will enjoy the following benefits:

Term time only role (yet paid across 52 weeks) A competitive salary of up to £27, and an increase every September Free healthy breakfast available everyday We put mental health and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do; the SLT practise “compassionate leadership” State of the art Autism specific training including person centred approaches, positive behaviour support, medical training and understanding sensory needs Working with experts in the Autism industry with 1:1 meetings and training provided Eye test vouchers, season ticket loans and a cycle to work scheme. Employee Assistance Programme , to help you balance your work, family, and personal life Continuous professional development including access to coaching and mentoring as well as e-learning and online training courses

This is a fantastic opportunity for somebody who wants to make a difference to our autistic children, their families and the community. If you would like more information, please refer to our job description or website.

Start date: September

(Please note, this role may close earlier than the end date dependent on the volume of applicants)

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification. Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act and the amendment to the Exceptions Order , and . This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.



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