Job description
Job Title: Autism Specialist Graduate
Location: Scunthorpe
Salary: £88.94 - £104.84 per day (depending on experience)
Start Date: After Easter 2025
Contract Type: Day-to-day/Long-term, Part-time/Full-time
Are you a recent graduate with a passion for supporting children with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)?
If so, Join a welcoming and inclusive school in Scunthorpe, where you will work closely with experienced staff to help students thrive both academically and emotionally.
Key Responsibilities of an Autism Specialist Graduate:
- Provide tailored 1:1 and small group support for students with autism.
- Assist in developing and implementing personalised learning and behavioural strategies.
- Encourage positive social interactions, emotional regulation, and communication skills.
- Work alongside teachers, SENCOs, and external specialists to ensure consistent and effective support.
- Help create a safe, structured, and inclusive classroom environment.
Requirements of Autism Specialist Graduate:
- A degree in Psychology, Education, or a related field is desirable.
- A genuine interest in supporting students with autism and additional needs.
- Strong communication, patience, and adaptability.
- Experience in an educational or care setting is beneficial but not essential.
- A proactive and compassionate approach to working with children.
- An enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willing to apply for one).
Why Join Us?
- Immediate Start: Providing you with the opportunity to make a difference right away. Alternatively, if you are seeking a later start, this could also be possible for the right candidate.
- Supportive Environment: Work in a supportive school environment where your expertise will be valued and appreciated.
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks; including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service, or completing an application for a new check.
As an ethical, inclusive, and independent recruitment agency, GSL Education are committed to providing quality teaching and supporting staff in schools across the UK.
For more information or to register your interest in the Autism Specialist Graduate role in Scunthorpe, or to be considered, please click ‘apply now’ to submit your full and up-to-date CV, and one of our dedicated consultants will be in touch.
Join us as an Autism Specialist Graduate and help shape the future of our students!