Start: After half-term / ASAP
Location: Maidenhead
About the setting
Specialist autism (ASC) free school, ages 4–16, with a personalised curriculum and a multi-disciplinary, family-centred approach. Practice draws on ABA within a respectful, pupil-centred ethos—prioritising communication, regulation, independence and wellbeing.
Your impact
Support pupils at different stages of the spectrum—non-verbal to highly verbal—to access learning and make measurable progress. You’ll build functional communication (visual supports/PECS/Makaton), promote regulation (low-arousal routines, sensory strategies), grow independence (task analysis, prompting and fading), and record simple data to inform next steps.
You will
* Build trusting relationships and set calm, predictable routines
* Deliver teacher/therapist-planned activities 1:1 and in small groups
* Use ABA-informed strategies (clear antecedents, modelling, reinforcement, error-reduction, generalisation)
* Support communication for non-verbal and verbal learners (visuals/PECS/Makaton; shaping and expanding language)
* Promote positive behaviour and safe regulation (de-escalation, sensory breaks)
* Record concise progress notes/data and feed back to the teacher/therapists
* Safeguard pupils in line with KCSIE and school policies
About you
* Experience supporting autism/ASC in school, care, youth or therapy settings (ABA exposure welcome; training provided)
* Warm, patient and consistent; strong teamwork and communication
* Confident with behaviour routines, de-escalation and data-led reflection
* Right to work in the UK; enhanced DBS (or willing to apply)
We offer
* Structured induction and ABA-informed training with ongoing coaching
* Collaborative team (teachers, therapists, behaviour/communication specialists)
* Clear pathways for progression and real scope to change lives daily
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS, references and online checks.