

Job description
- Location:The Rise School
- Salary:TLA Point 7-9 £23,060-£24,245 (Actual Salary)
- Contract Type:Full Time
- Vacancy Type:Permanent
- Closing Date:2 June 2025
Teaching and Learning Assistant (1026)
Teaching and Learning Assistant - The Rise School
Full Time
Term Time Only - 8am-4pm
Salary TLA Point 7-9 £23,060-£24245 (Actual Salary)
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of autistic young people? Are you patient, understanding, and eager to provide individualised support? Look no further! We have an incredible opportunity for you to join our dedicated team as a Teaching and Learning Assistant at our renowned school.
The Rise School is an Ofsted ‘Good' registered for pupils with autism aged 4-18 years and at full capacity has 130 pupils in primary and secondary education.
At our school, we believe in fostering a nurturing environment that celebrates the unique abilities and strengths of each learner. As a Teaching and Learning Assistant, you will play a vital role in helping our learners thrive academically, emotionally, and socially. This is a chance to positively impact the lives of extraordinary individuals and make a genuine difference in their journey.
We are looking for empathetic and adaptable individuals, who thrive under pressure and have a natural ability to solve challenges. You will also need physical and emotional resilience to work with young people with a primary diagnosis of Autism, some of whom have other complex needs. You will be keen to use our positive behavioural approach, have a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Closing date: Monday 2nd June 2025
Interview date- Thursdays through June 2025
Start Date - September 2025 or sooner
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. Apply today and start your exciting career with The Rise School!
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
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.
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.





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Ben Lowe