Job Description

Autism Specialist Primary Teaching Assistant Roles – Lewisham

  • A happy and thriving primary school which is harmonious, vibrant and successful
  • Strong caring ethos, where every child feels valued
  • Ensuring every child develops a lifelong love of learning.

A happy, thriving primary school in Lewisham is seeking to recruit outstanding Primary Teaching Assistants with Autism qualifications and/or previous experience working with autistic pupils. There are a number of job opportunities within the school for Teaching Assistants to carry out Autism support as a dedicated specialist across Key Stage 1 and 2. You will be supporting children with ASD who have a special education need, supporting individuals on a 1:1 basis. You will be assisting with classwork, behaviour management and helping pupils with their daily routine.

The school are looking to recruit outstanding Teaching Assistants who are available to start immediately. You will be an experienced teaching assistant who can contribute to support programmes for autistic students in school. You will need to have expert knowledge of autism support and be able to lead interventions for individual pupils. You will need to have experience working with primary age children in KS1 and/or KS2.

If you are an enthusiastic, flexible Teaching Assistant seeking a fulfilling role in Lewisham, please email your CV to or apply to this web ad.

Teaching Personnel is committed to Safeguarding and all applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS which must be registered on the Update service.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.