Job Description

Senior Autism Support Worker

Temporary

£90 - £115 Per Day

Huddersfield SEND School

Immediate Start

Vision for Education is seeking to appoint a Senior Autism Support Worker to work in a specialist SEND setting in the Huddersfield area.

About the Role

Vision for Education is seeking to appoint a Senior Autism Support Worker to work in a specialist SEND setting in Huddersfield. The role will play an important role in helping to ensure a positive, high quality experience for student and promoting best practice. This is a full-time role, Monday - Friday during term time only. It will involve all aspects of supporting teaching and learning including, where required, assisting with personal care needs. The role will at times involve whole group cover / cover supervision with SEND learners.

You may already be working within Special Needs Education, or your experience may have been gained within care, residential, outreach or community environments. Alternatively you may be looking to transition from a comparable role within a mainstream enviroment. The role is varied and will involve supporting colleagues, covering sessions on occasion, potentially some outreach work with learners in the local community, working from teacher's planning and / or delivering specific interventions. Y

About the School

A SEND setting that works hard to support children with additional needs, this school benefits from a supportive and friendly staff team. The school are proud to offer lots of opportunities for professional development and progression.

Requirements

To be considered for the role of Senior Autism Support Worker you will:

• Have a minimum of 2 year's experience of supporting young people with Autism (we must be able to reference this)
• Have excellent communication skills - verbal and non verbal (AAC including Makaton, experience of using PECs)
• Be an excellent role model for staff and students alike, continually reflecting on and looking to improve your practice
• Be adaptable and proactive, calm and effective in your work
• Literacy and Numeracy skills to at least Level 2 or equivalent
• Ability to adapt and be flexible to the needs of the school.
• Availability to work (phone number removed)pm daily (hours may vary)
• Have Team Teach training or be willing to attend a free course delivered by Vision for Education

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are:

• 2 years' experience of working with children or young people with Autism

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Vision for Education

Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Vision for Education Offer

As a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The Edwin Group is a Top 10 UK-employer in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. Rated as 'Excellent' by our staff in all categories and recognised as having industry leading and world-class levels of employee engagement across the Group.

How to apply

Apply via this website with an up-to-date CV and contact details. For more information, or an informal chat about the role, please call Sarah Keating on (phone number removed) or email (url removed) .