Primary SEND Support Assistant Location: Taunton, Somerset Hours: 8:30am – 3:30pm Daily Pay Rate: £89 Contract: Full-time Why Join Us? Join a purpose-built ASD Resource Base supporting pupils aged?4–11. With bespoke, play-based, and sensory-rich experiences that help children become independent through routine, structure, and child-led learning. The centre includes multi-sensory rooms, a low-stimulus workspace, and a contained outdoor space—all integrated with mainstream school areas like woodland, trim trails, and quiet zones. About the Role: • Provide 1:1 and small-group support across academic, emotional, social, and sensory learning • Facilitate creative, therapeutic, and outdoor-based activities in the sensory and wood-land areas • Collaborate with teachers, SENCOs, therapists, families, and mainstream staff to sup-port individual EHCP goals Who We’re Looking For: • Experience working with children with ASD or youth contexts • Adaptable, patient, and confident in sensory-rich and low-stimulation learning environments • Skilled at building strong relationships with young children and fostering trust • Creativity and experience in arts, play-based, sensory, or therapeutic approaches highly valued What We Offer: • A nurturing, inclusive setting with small group sizes and excellent staff-to-student sup-port • Access to a range of specialist facilities: sensory rooms, outdoor learning, and quiet areas • A team that values creativity, compassionate connection, and holistic development • A rewarding opportunity to make a genuine difference in the early years of autistic learners If you're creative, resilient, and passionate about supporting autistic children through sensory and play-based approaches, we’d love to hear from you. Come help shape their learning journeys and build lasting confidence. <br/><br />If you are interested, then please click on the apply button and contact Lauren Featherstone on 0117 472 2400 l Ext: 2017.<br /><br />If you are not interested in this role but know someone else who might be, <strong>don&#39;t forget that we offer &pound;50 in shopping vouchers if you refer a friend to us and we place them in the job.</strong> For more details, contact your local Axcis office.<br /><br /><em>This is a temporary position, unless stated otherwise.</em><br /><br /><em>Axcis is an equal opportunities employer and as such we do not discriminate based on age, gender, disability, race or any other equal opportunities criteria.<br /><br />The company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.<br /><br />As such, you will be required to provide an up to date DBS, or be prepared to allow Axcis to process one on your behalf, in addition to other mandatory compliance checks in line with the DfE guidelines (for details please see our website).<br /><br />Axcis Education is an employment agency offering temporary supply work for daily, short-term and long-term assignments in addition to permanent positions.<br /><br />You must be suitably qualified for the position advertised and be prepared to attend a face to face interview with Axcis to demonstrate your suitability for this role.<br /><br />Salary / Pay Rate will be dependent on your skills and experience.</em><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#e0004d;"><a href="/job-page-disclaimer">View the disclaimer</a></span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#e0004d;"><strong>Contact: </strong></span><strong> Lauren Featherstone&nbsp;</strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#e0004d;">Telephone: </span> 0117 472 2400 l Ext: 2017</strong></strong>