Specialist Autism Support Worker

Salary: £26,000 per year

About Haringey

We are investing in creating a better borough for all our residents and bettering the lives of children and young people in Haringey is our first corporate priority. We are located in the north of the capital with a population of approximately 250,000 people and a growing population of 0-19-year-olds. We are a diverse and fast-changing borough and tomorrow’s leaders; artists and innovators are busy growing up here.

Haringey is transforming its services for children and young people, and have already made exciting, innovative changes as we strive for excellence in all we do.

In short, we’re a council with high ambitions; a place to work that is full of energy and focus. Our teams have passion, integrity and commitment, and people join us, do so as they see Haringey is a learning organisation, and the people that work here strive for continuous improvement in their practice, aiming high to ensure we provide outstanding outcomes for our children.

We offer a great place to develop a career that is yours to own.

About the Role

You will be working closely with schools and young people to develop good practice for students with Autism through support, training, challenge and direct work.

This is an exciting time to be joining Haringey well-respected and vibrant language and autism support team. This is a new role because the team is expanding their outreach offer to schools.

You will be passionate about inclusions and have extensive experience of working with children with Autism in an educational setting or outreach capacity. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to form positive relationships with children, their families and the adults who work with them.