Outcomes First Group
Teaching Assistant (No experience needed, Training Provided)
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Teaching Assistant (No experience needed, Training Provided)
Teaching Assistant
Job Title: Teaching Assistant
Location: Riseley Green School, Riseley, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 1QF
Salary: £22,160.62 per annum (not pro rata)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week | Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent | Term Time Only
Start Date: September 2026
About OFG
At OFG, we believe in creating a better work-life balance.
About the Role
Still figuring out your next step? The best careers often start right there.
At Riseley Green School in Reading, you'll work with young people who have social, emotional, and mental health needs. This includes brilliant, but often overlooked young people who’ve faced challenges before.
What this role offers:
- No prior teaching experience needed
- Full training in trauma-informed practice, tailored by our expert clinical team
- Comprehensive induction program:
- Extensive safeguarding training
- Tailored online learning modules
- Agency support within Outcomes First Group
This isn’t just a ‘fallback’ career—it’s a powerful foundation for understanding human behaviour, resilience, and growth.
If this resonates with you, you’ll belong here.
What You’ll Do
This is far more than a typical classroom support role. As a candidate securing this position, you will play a crucial role each day, helping pupils regulate emotions, engage, and rebuild self-belief.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting learning in the classroom and off-site activities
- Building strong, trusting relationships with pupils who need consistent support
- Applying trauma-informed strategies to assist with emotional regulation
- Adapting individualised learning plans (accredited for EHCPspliance)
- Collaborating closely with teachers, therapists, and the Inclusion Team
- Record-keeping focused on pupil progress, behaviour, and safeguarding
- Fostering independence, confidence, and a sense of belonging
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What You Will Bring
To thrive in this role, you should demonstrate:
- At least Level 2 English and Maths (or commitment to achieving it)
- Calm, compassionate, emotionally resilient mindset
- Ability to set firm but warm boundaries with care and consistency
- Strong interpersonal and collaborative communication skills
- Passion for empowering vulnerable young people
- Flexibility to organise workload across classrooms and outdoor settings
- Solid commitment to safeguarding awareness and professional integrity
About Us
Riseley Green School
A specialist independent school tied to Outcomes First Group. It serves autistic young people aged 4–16, with capacity for 60 pupils.
Our Commitment:
- Nurturing environment tailored to children’s unique needs
- Small classrooms and high staff-pupil ratios
- Personalised programs for academic, social, and emotional growth
- Close collaboration with families to optimise wellbeing
- Highlighting atheists, androgenous (ability to guide across genders), and inclusivity as advantages
Outcomes First Group
Since 2005, this group has maintained over 19 years of special care for children with autism, complex needs, and learning disabilities.
As part of the Options Autism portfolio, they are:
- Dedicated to evidence-based approaches
- Pioneering outcomes-centred practices
- Offering holistic support across services like education, care, and occupational therapy.
The group is proud to feature:
- Six consecutive nominations as a "Great Place to Work" in 2023
- Innovative, flexible programs to reflect community needs
Why Join Us?
- Focus on vulnerable groups with a sense of collective responsibility
- Reinforced by structural integrity and the guiding pillar of safeguarding.
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Safeguarding Commitments:
- Social media checks for all applicants
- Enhanced-DBS checks for final-stage candidates
Benefits Package
- Skill-based benefits:
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with enhanced personal contributes (DCC inclusion)
- Comprehensive Wellbeing Support: ALL staff gain ‘Your Wellbeing Matters’ program – encompassing mental health resources, physical health screenings, and financial wellness considerations
- Flexible Benefits Platform (via VISTA):
- Access to deferred healthcare tools & insurance (VHI, Rescue etc.).
- Global discounts (hundreds of unique schemes applicable to UK and international trips).
- Support for Green Commuter Travel and Electric Vehicle acquisition via company-supplemented purchase schemes.
- Familiarity Coverage Programs:
- Connected with Critical Illness Insurance.
- Growth Programs:
- Tailored support for family-oriented expansions: maternity/paternity leave and fertility benefits aid.
Training and Development
We reserve the right to close vacancy early if flooded with strong applicants—so prepare early.
Important Note: A fair, consistent recruitment process according to the latest KCSIE criteria and education safeguarding policies will be necessary. Due process compliance:
- No liability for lost earnings due to recruitment delays related to policy changes.
- All offers made after standard operations and mandatory checks are fulfilled.
Ready to start? Applying for roles within Outcomes First Group comes with sustained momentum—from recruitment to formal induction—followed by on-going mentorship through your growth. Let’s grow together.
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