Job Title: Teaching Assistant - Complex Needs & SLD Location: Westminster Contract Type: Full-time, Term-time only Start Date: October 2025 About the Role We are looking for a caring, resilient, and proactive Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated team, a specialist provision for children and young people aged 4 to 18 with autism, severe learning difficulties (SLD), communication challenges, and complex additional needs. This is a rewarding opportunity to support pupils with unique learning profiles through a highly individualised and therapeutic approach to education, care, and communication. Key Responsibilities * Support pupils with autism, SLD, and complex needs in accessing a broad, adapted curriculum tailored to their learning and sensory needs. * Work under the guidance of class teachers and therapy staff to deliver structured, sensory-based, and communication-focused activities. * Provide personal care, including toileting and feeding, in a way that promotes dignity, wellbeing, and independence. * Support the implementation of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) methods such as PECS, Makaton, communication books, and electronic devices. * Assist in the creation of calm, low-arousal learning environments that support emotional regulation and minimise sensory overload. * Follow positive behaviour support plans, helping pupils manage dysregulation and develop coping strategies. * Safely assist pupils with physic...