Secondary Autism Support Assistant

Autism Specialist School - Wakefield

Full-time position

Secondary Support

NextGen Teachers are proud to be recruiting on behalf of a Specialist Autism School in Wakefield who are looking for an Advanced Autism Complex Needs Support Assistant to work with students aged 11+

The students in this class have severe Autism and have a low cognitive age meaning majority of these students require 1:1 support and personal care.

This is a full-time position starting ideally as soon as possible and will be for a temporary to permanent contract with the school working Monday - Friday 8:30am - 3:30pm during term time with 13 weeks of holiday per year.

This school has great transport links from Wakefield City Centre and has a bus stop across the road from the school.

This school is keen to support aspiring individuals who are looking for career progression.

We are looking for candidates who:

• 1 years experience in a similar role
• Have experience working with young people with complex needs
• Experience working with people with Autism
• Have experience with changing and personal care
• Have a passion to support children with additional needs
• Have full-time availability
• Have a DBS on the update service or, willingness to complete one

If you are interested in this position, please contact Caitlyn Johnson on

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