Learning Support Assistant, Autism-Specific Provision, Secondary

New Directions • Northfield, West Midlands (County), United Kingdom • Posted June 06, 2026

Location Northfield, West Midlands (County)
Job Type Full-time
Category educational-instruction-and-library
Posted June 06, 2026
Job Title
Learning Support Assistant, Autism Specialist
School Type
Autism Specific Provision
Age Range of Pupils
11 to 16 years
Location
School‑based – Northfield (B31)
Contract Type
Long-term, Day to day cover, Term-time only

An Autism specialist provision for secondary aged students (11 to 16 years) are looking for learning support assistants for support with day to day cover for planned and unplanned absence. The work will be on a casual basis for 2 to 5 days per week. The school is based in the Northfield area of West Birmingham and specialises in supporting individuals with a lead diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC). Individuals attending the school may display behaviour that challenges, use non-verbal methods of communication and/or face sensory processing challenges.

The provision require staff with high levels of patience and resilience. Considering ‘change’ can often trigger autistic individuals, the consistency of having the ...

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