ALN Teaching Assistant - Specialist Resource Base

Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire
Pay: £93 - £100 per day (dependant on role)
Hours: 8:30am–3:30pm, Monday to Friday
Start date: September 2026
Contract: Full-time, long-term and term-time only

Are you looking for an ALN Teaching Assistant job in Chepstow where you can make a genuine difference to young people with autism and social communication needs?

Teaching Personnel is recruiting a patient, reliable and compassionate Secondary ALN Teaching Assistant to join the Specialist Resource Base of a welcoming secondary school in the Chepstow area.

This is a full-time, long-term opportunity for someone who wants to build meaningful relationships with pupils and become a consistent part of the school’s support team.

The school’s Specialist Resource Base supports pupils aged 11–16 with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Additional Learning Needs and social communication needs.

Pupils benefit from smaller class sizes, specialist staff and a structured learning environment, while also being supported to access lessons and activities within the wider secondary school.

You will work closely with teaching and specialist support staff to help pupils develop academically, socially and emotionally.

As an ALN Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Provide one-to-one and small-group support within the Specialist Resource Base

• Help pupils understand instructions and engage with learning

• Encourage confidence, independence and positive routines

• Support communication, emotional regulation and social interaction

• Help pupils transition between the resource base and mainstream lessons

• Follow individual learning, behaviour and support plans

• Work closely with teachers and specialist staff

• Help maintain a calm, safe and inclusive learning environment

We would love to hear from candidates with recent experience supporting children or young people with:

• Autism or social communication needs

• Additional Learning Needs or Special Educational Needs

• Challenging behaviour or emotional regulation

• Learning difficulties

• Mental health or wellbeing needs

Relevant experience may have been gained through schools, care, support work, youth work, residential settings, sports coaching or volunteering.

You should be:

• Patient, calm and resilient

• Confident building relationships with teenagers

• Reliable and committed to a long-term role

• Able to set clear and consistent boundaries

• Passionate about helping young people achieve their potential

✅ £93 - £100 per day and weekly PAYE pay
✅ Full-time, long-term work in one school
✅ Free and discounted CPD training
✅ Dedicated consultant support
✅ Valuable experience supporting pupils with autism and ALN
✅ Opportunities for progression within education
✅ Support throughout the DBS, safeguarding and EWC registration process

To work in a school through Teaching Personnel, you must:

• Be aged 18 or over

• Have the right to work in the UK

• Complete an Enhanced DBS check

• Register with the Education Workforce Council

• Provide professional references

• Complete the required safeguarding and compliance checks

This is an excellent opportunity to secure a rewarding Specialist Resource Base Teaching Assistant role in Chepstow from September 2026.

Apply with your latest CV today. Interviews and school visits are being arranged now.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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.
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