At Outcomes First Schools we allow for greater work life balance and extra time to do the things you love outside work!

Role:         Bank Teaching Assistant
Location:  Overton School, Ludlow, SY8 4AD
Salary:      £13.25 per hour
Hours:      As Needed
Contract:  Bank
Start:        December 2026

About the Role

As a Bank Teaching Assistant, you'll play a vital role in supporting autistic students and young people with additional communication, sensory and learning needs. No two days are the same, and every day brings an opportunity to help a student build confidence, achieve their goals, and experience success.

Whether you're an experienced Teaching Assistant, Support Worker, Care Worker, Youth Worker, or someone passionate about supporting children with additional needs, we'd love to hear from you.

Joining our bank team gives you the flexibility to work around your existing commitments while gaining valuable experience within a specialist education setting.

What you will be doing

• Supporting students in the classroom, during activities, and throughout the school day
• Helping students develop their communication, social, emotional and independence skills
• Building positive, trusting relationships that enable students to thrive
• Working alongside teachers and multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver engaging learning experiences
• Promoting students' wellbeing, safety and personal development at all times
• Celebrating every achievement, no matter how big or small

Who We’re Looking For

• Caring, patient and resilient
• Passionate about making a positive difference to young people's lives
• Confident building relationships and supporting individual needs
• Reliable, flexible and able to work as part of a team
• Experienced in education, care, youth work, SEND or a similar setting (desirable)
• Holders of a full UK Driving Licence

A Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification and GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent) are desirable, but we're equally interested in people with the right values, attitude and commitment to supporting students.

About Us

Overton School provides specialist education in a nurturing, therapeutic setting for autistic young people and those with learning disabilities and complex needs. Set in the Shropshire countryside near Ludlow, the school offers personalised learning within a sensitively adapted Victorian building and outdoor-rich environment. We support students to re-engage with education, build confidence, and develop independence. Working closely with families, Overton empowers every learner to celebrate their individuality and achieve positive outcomes.

At Outcomes First Schools, we provide specialist education for learners who need a deeper level of understanding, expertise and support than mainstream education can typically offer. We support students with a wide range of complex, co-occurring and neurodivergent needs, including autism, ADHD, SEMH, speech and communication needs, dyslexia and experiences of trauma or adversity.

We are proud to be a part of OFG Education who in 2025 were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Why Join Us?

We place students and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
  • Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
  • Hundreds of UK and international discounts
  • Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
  • Critical illness cover
  • Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

OFG Education is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, OFG Education does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

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