Prospero Teaching is seeking a dedicated Educational Assistant to provide 1:1 support for a primary-aged pupils at our partner autism specialist school in Lyndhurst, Hampshire. As a 1:1 Educational Assistant, you will work closely with primary-aged pupils, offering consistent, individualised support throughout the school day. Your role will include: - Building a positive, trusting relationship that helps the pupil feel safe, understood, and confident. Building a positive, trusting relationship that helps the pupil feel safe, understood, and confident. - Supporting the pupil's emotional regulation, communication, and engagement in learning. Supporting the pupil's emotional regulation, communication, and engagement in learning. - Breaking down tasks, offering reassurance, and encouraging independence at a pace that suits the pupil. Breaking down tasks, offering reassurance, and encouraging independence at a pace that suits the pupil. - Using proactive, autism-informed and trauma-aware strategies to help the pupil navigate challenges. Using proactive, autism-informed and trauma-aware strategies to help the pupil navigate challenges. - Working collaboratively with teachers, pastoral staff, therapists, and external professionals to ensure the pupil receives well-rounded support. Working collaboratively with teachers, pastoral staff, therapists, and external professionals to ensure the pupil receives well-rounded support. - Helping the pupil develop social communication skills, confidence, and a sense of belonging within the school community. Helping the pupil develop social communication skills, confidence, and a sense of belonging within the school community. - A calm, patient, and empathetic approach. A calm, patient, and empathetic approach. - Strong communication skills and the ability to build rapport with young children. Strong communication skills and the ability to build rapport with young children. - GCSE English & Maths (grade C/level 4 or above). GCSE English & Maths (grade C/level 4 or above). - Experience supporting children with autism or additional needs is highly desirable. Experience supporting children with autism or additional needs is highly desirable. - An understanding that behaviour is a form of communication and a commitment to positive, relationship-based support. An understanding that behaviour is a form of communication and a commitment to positive, relationship-based support. - Resilience, adaptability, and a proactive mindset. Resilience, adaptability, and a proactive mindset. - Experience in education, youth work, care, or similar settings is beneficial, though passion and commitment are equally valued. Experience in education, youth work, care, or similar settings is beneficial, though passion and commitment are equally valued. - Hours: Mon-Tue: 08:30-16:30 Wed-Thu: 08:30-16:00 Fri: 08:30-15:00 Hours: - Mon-Tue: 08:30-16:30 Mon-Tue: 08:30-16:30 - Wed-Thu: 08:30-16:00 Wed-Thu: 08:30-16:00 - Fri: 08:30-15:00 Fri: 08:30-15:00 - Contract: Term-time only / Temp-to-Perm Contract: Term-time only / Temp-to-Perm - Pay: From £14 per hour Pay: From £14 per hour - Location: Lyndhurst, Hampshire Location: Lyndhurst, Hampshire - Right to work in the UK Right to work in the UK - Enhanced Child Barred List DBS (or willingness to obtain one) Enhanced Child Barred List DBS (or willingness to obtain one) - References covering the last 24 months References covering the last 24 months