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SEND Teaching Assistant - 1:1 Autism Support
Location: Liberty Woodland School, Morden
Hours: Full-time, Monday to Thursday, 8:30am-4:30pm
Working Pattern: Term Time Only - Four-Day Week
Contract: Permanent, subject to a three-month probation period
Reports to: Head of School / SENDCo
Salary & Benefits: Details available on application
Help a Child Feel Confident, Included and Ready to Learn
Sometimes the biggest difference in a child's school experience comes from having one person who understands how they learn, recognises when they need support and knows when to encourage them to take the next step independently.
Liberty Woodland School is looking for a compassionate and dedicated SEND Teaching Assistant to provide consistent one-to-one support for a child with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC).
This is much more than helping a pupil complete classroom activities. You'll build a positive, trusting relationship with one child and support them throughout their school day - helping them access learning, communicate, manage emotions, develop friendships and become increasingly independent.
If you're patient, observant and enjoy seeing children grow in confidence, this is an opportunity to make a genuine difference every day.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll work closely with the pupil, their teachers and our SENDCo to provide support that reflects their individual strengths, needs and interests.
Your Role Will Include
- Providing consistent one-to-one support throughout the school day.
- Building a trusting relationship that helps the child feel safe, understood and included.
- Supporting learning in the classroom and through outdoor, practical and creative activities.
- Helping the pupil understand routines and manage transitions during the day.
- Encouraging communication and positive interactions with other children.
- Supporting emotional regulation using calm and consistent approaches.
- Adapting activities and resources to make learning more accessible.
- Following strategies within the child's individual support plan.
- Encouraging independence rather than automatically doing things for the child.
- Observing progress and sharing useful insights with teachers and the SENDCo.
- Celebrating achievements and helping the child recognise their own progress.
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What Might Your First Few Weeks Look Like?
Your first priority won't be changing anything. It will be getting to know the child.
You'll spend time learning about their interests, strengths, communication style, routines and the situations they may find more challenging.
As trust develops, you'll begin supporting them across classroom learning, outdoor activities, creative projects, social situations and everyday school routines.
You'll work alongside teachers and the SENDCo to understand their individual support plan and identify the approaches that help them engage most successfully.
Gradually, you'll see the moments that make this role so rewarding - joining an activity independently, communicating something confidently, managing a transition more easily, interacting positively with another child or simply feeling increasingly comfortable and secure at school.
We'd Love to Hear From You If You
- Have experience supporting children with Autism, SEND or additional needs.
- Are calm, patient and naturally encouraging.
- Understand that behaviour is often a form of communication.
- Enjoy building positive relationships with children.
- Can adapt your approach rather than expecting every child to learn in the same way.
- Know when to provide support and when to step back and encourage independence.
- Communicate confidently and sensitively with colleagues and families.
- Enjoy being part of a collaborative team.
- Believe every child should feel valued and included within their school community.
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Experience may have been gained within a school, nursery, childcare setting, tutoring role, care or support environment, residential setting or children's service.
Formal qualifications are welcomed, but we're equally interested in your experience, empathy, approach and ability to build a meaningful relationship with a child.
An Enhanced DBS, or willingness to obtain one, and satisfactory references will be required.
Why Liberty Woodland School?
At Liberty Woodland School, we believe children learn best when they feel safe, connected, curious and understood.
Joining Us Means You'll Have The Opportunity To
- Work a four-day week, Monday to Thursday, during term time.
- Build a meaningful one-to-one relationship with a child.
- See the impact of your support through everyday moments of progress.
- Work in an environment where wellbeing is valued alongside learning.
- Collaborate with teachers, SEND professionals and a supportive wider team.
- Help a child develop confidence, independence and a genuine sense of belonging.
- Become part of a school community that celebrates individuality and recognises that children learn in different ways.
Interested in Joining Us?
We're interested in the person behind the CV.
As part of your application, we'd love you to tell us briefly why supporting children with additional needs appeals to you and what you feel you could bring to this role.
Please Send
- Your CV.
- A short introduction explaining why you're interested in the position.
- Details of any relevant experience supporting children or young people.
If you believe patient, thoughtful and consistent support can transform a child's experience of school, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today to join Liberty Woodland School as our new SEND Teaching Assistant.
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