Teaching Assistant

Job title: 1:1 Support — Year 1 pupil (ASD)

Start date – ASAP Until July with chance of re-employment in Sept 2026

Hours – Mon – Fri 08:30-16:00pm

Pay – £90-100 per day PAYE

About the role

• Provide one-to-one support for a boy in Year 1 with ASD, working alongside class and welfare staff.
• Assist with the pupil’s academic, social, emotional and communication needs; support access to mainstream curriculum and adapt tasks as needed.
• Help with transitions, structured routines, sensory needs and any additional support required during the school day (lessons, lunch, break, etc.)
• Work collaboratively with teachers, SEND staff and possibly with external professionals to implement the child’s support plan.
• Start immediately, contract lasting until end of current academic year (July).

About the school

• A community primary in London (ages 3–11), with an Additionally Resourced Provision (ARP) for neurodiverse pupils, including many children with autism/social, emotional and communication needs. Newfield Primary School+2Newfield Primary School+2
• The school aims to offer a broad, balanced education for all children, adapting to individual learning styles and needs so every pupil can make progress. Newfield Primary School+1
• The ARP is housed in a dedicated purpose-built environment — with its own outside play area, sensory room, breakout spaces and individual learning rooms to support pupils’ learning and wellbeing. Newfield Primary School+1

Person specification / desirable qualities

• Experience or strong interest in working with children with ASD or additional needs.
• Empathy, patience and adaptability: able to respond calmly and supportively to changing needs and behaviours.
• Good communication skills; ability to work as part of a team (teachers, SEND coordinator, parents, external professionals).
• Reliability, consistency and commitment for the duration of the contract (until July).

If you are passionate about supporting a child to reach their full potential and thrive in a caring, inclusive school environment — we’d love to hear from you.

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Davie at davie@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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