Autism Support Worker – Wakefield

Location: Wakefield

Role: Autism Support

Contract: Flexible supply, short-term and long-term opportunities

Pay: £92.63 - £ £120 per day ( Dependijng on qualifacations and experience)

Start Date: September 2026

Are you passionate about supporting children and young people with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)?

Protocol Education is looking for caring, patient and dedicated Autism Support Workers to work across mainstream schools, specialist provisions and SEN settings in Wakefield.

The Role

• Provide one-to-one and small-group support
• Help pupils access learning and classroom activities
• Support communication and social development
• Encourage independence and confidence
• Assist with emotional regulation
• Develop positive relationships with pupils
• Work closely with teachers and SEN staff

Experience supporting autism or other additional needs is desirable, but we also welcome applicants with relevant transferable experience.

If you want to make a genuine difference to the educational experience of pupils with autism, we'd love to hear from you.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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