Autism Practitioner - GBP1500 Welcome Bonus

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four?

OFG are taking part in the 4 day working week trial!

Become a Autism Practitioner at our school Upton Grange, part of Options Autism and start working towards yours.

• Salary: GBP20,931.45 per annum
• Join us today to receive a GBP1500 Welcome Bonus. GBP750 paid once you start employment and GBP750 after successful completion of final probation - there has never been a better time to join us' T&C's apply!
• Hours: 38.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Contract: Term Time Only, Permanent

Upton Grange School is our Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 setting for children aged 3 - 11 years old setting. Upton Grange deploys a wide range of teaching strategies to engage and develop the progress of learners, who present with a range of learning difficulties and styles. Our pupils are taught in smaller class sizes and work towards an Equals Semi-Formal Curriculum and National Curriculum expectations where appropriate.

This opportunity is located in Slough, a 15 minute walk from rail station and within commutable distance of Maidenhead, Twickenham and surrounding areas

The opportunity

Enjoy a rewarding education career and have a real impact pupils lives. Join an amazing team creating supportive, nurturing environments where our pupils achieve far more than they ever expected.

As a Autism Practitioner, you will connect directly with the brilliant children and young people we care for, helping to make sure they get the very best from their education. Each individual has a diagnosis of Autism and may have additional needs. They have so much potential, and they will rely on you to guide their learning journeys bespoke to them.

You will help prepare learning materials and run classroom activities, with plenty of hands-on experience and some supervision too. You will take responsibility for their emotional and physical needs, supporting them to develop as individuals and engage with the world.

You will face challenges and overcome them as you flourish and thrive, sharing your skills and learning from others as your career takes you as high as you always dreamed you could go.

Every day will be different, but you will have all the support you need, with lots of skills and experience to draw on along with valuable advice and guidance too.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for compassionate, resilient Autism Practitioners who want to develop their careers with a dynamic, forward thinking organisation. We will help you to build on your Classroom based experience to drive your career forward. You don't need specific experience of working with SEN pupils, as long as you have the adaptability and desire to flourish in a new environment.

You will be adaptable and ready to work in a variety of classroom roles, both indoors and outside according to individual need. Taking a responsive and caring approach, you may be running classroom activities, leading outdoor experiences or supervising children as they explore further afield.

Our schools are built on great teamwork and mutual support. If you enjoy working as part of a dedicated team, sharing knowledge, experience and learning, simply fill in our safeguarding-compliant application form and a member of our team will be in touch.

Why join Options Autism?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• "Your Wellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

4 day working week is trialling in a number of our schools, it is dependent on location and isn't guaranteed.

payments will be in line with payroll cut off dates.

not applicable to internal staff