Senior Teaching Support Assistant

Wargrave House School Term Time (190 days) + 7 days 5 days per week (37.5 hours) Pro-rata salary £25,269 - £26,438 per annum including SEN.

Are you looking to work for a charity with aspirational growth plans that has an exciting journey ahead? At Remarkable, we are looking for energetic and passionate individuals to make a difference to the lives of our young people. The Remarkable Group has been established for over 50 years, providing the highest quality services for autistic young people. Wargrave House School (ages 5-16) & Ascent College operate a non-maintained special school and independent specialist college with an excellent reputation for delivering outstanding education and care to autistic young people.

Our mission is to provide a world where autistic people live happy and fulfilled lives. We support and educate autistic people throughout their lives and redefine what’s possible by providing innovative and transformative services. We have an ambitious five-year plan to achieve our objectives and are looking for values-driven individuals to contribute to these future successes. We are passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities.

As a Senior Teaching Support Assistant, you will play a vital role within the classroom team, working under the guidance of the class teacher. Alongside other support staff, you will help nurture and develop our learners, supporting them on their educational and life journeys. An opportunity has arisen for hard-working, highly skilled individuals to work with our young people. We are looking for qualified Senior Teaching Support Assistants who wish to develop their skills in this interesting and challenging field.

Applications are invited from ambitious professionals who have the vision to sustain and promote the current high standards of achievement and values of the organisation. We have a clear career path for all of our staff and proactively look to develop and promote internally through training and mentoring. If you feel that you have the values, skills and outlook to work at Remarkable, we would love to hear from you.

What we offer:

• Autism specific training to support continuous professional development.
• Attractive pension scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Long service awards.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay.
• Golden Hello welcome bonus of up to £250.

To apply:

You can apply by simply visiting our career page. We are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and participate in the Disability Confident scheme, ensuring all candidates are considered fairly and supported where needed. For more information on this scheme, please visit our careers page.

Our aim is to recruit quality staff for both academic and support roles in a fair, structured and supportive manner, underpinned by our Recruitment and Selection Policy and KSCIE. In accordance with recent updates to KCSIE 2025 (Keeping Children Safe in Education) guidance, we will be performing online searches and requesting references for all shortlisted candidates.

Please note: We will require proof of right to work in the UK and qualifications at interview stage. If this is not provided you may not be interviewed.

Closing Date: 3rd March 2026

Interviews: 18th March 2026

Remarkable is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Remarkable operates a safe recruitment process and appointment to the post will be subject to suitable references, online searches, self-declaration, satisfactory pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, and where applicable, a prohibition check and section 128 direction check.