Are you passionate about supporting Autistic young people to achieve their very best? Do you want to play a vital role in shaping the futures of learners as they take their next steps in life, study and employment? If so, The Rise Sixth Form is looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Advanced Teaching and Learning Assistant to join our team.

As an Advanced Teaching and Learning Assistant, you will support the Head of Sixth form with Careers Education Information Advice Guidance activities including work experience, careers talks and assemblies and careers visits.  This role will involve supporting learners at the Rise Sixth Form in Isleworth but may involve supporting learners at The Rise School in Feltham.  The staff member could be based at either site.  This can be discussed at interview.  

Bespoke Experience 

Experience of planning or supporting work experience or educational trips and visits.  

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver and organise resources for a subject area or pastoral responsibility, with support from the Head of Sixth Form.
• Deliver high-quality support in literacy, numeracy and across the curriculum.
• Use your specialist knowledge to ensure pupils receive tailored and meaningful learning opportunities.
• Provide classroom cover and support for colleagues when required.
• Assist with planning and delivering personalised support plans.
• Support pupils with UCAS applications, apprenticeship paperwork and personal statements.
• Monitor, evaluate and record pupil progress, ensuring accurate use of assessment tools.
• Liaise effectively with parents, carers, staff and our transdisciplinary team.
• Attend to students' personal, social, health and welfare needs as required.
• Lead on curriculum resources, activities and displays within your area of responsibility.
• Contribute to Sixth Form events including induction, results day, parents' evenings, and work-related learning opportunities.

What We're Looking For

We're seeking someone who is:

• Committed and aspirational – with the highest expectations for our learners' achievement and behaviour.
• Proactive and reflective – eager to take responsibility for professional development and embrace evidence-based practice.
• Team-focused – able to work collaboratively with colleagues, parents and external professionals.
• Skilled and knowledgeable – with experience in supporting autistic young people and removing barriers to learning.
• Organised and resourceful – confident in planning lessons, managing data and supporting accreditation pathways.

Why Join The Rise Sixth Form?

• Be part of a specialist setting that truly values holistic learning and personal development.
• Work in a collaborative, transdisciplinary environment.
• Access to ongoing CPD and professional development opportunities.
• Play a meaningful role in preparing autistic young people for their next stage of life, learning or work.

Closing Date: Tuesday 30 September 2025

Interview Date: Monday 6 October 2025

Start Date: November 2025

Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.

 Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.

 Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

 The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.