Learning Support Assistant – Aspiring Art Therapist (High Support Autism)

Learning Support Assistant - Aspiring Art Therapist (High Support Autism)

Location: Haringey
Start Date: September 2026
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-3:45pm (term time only)
Pay: £108 per day
Trial/observation days available

Learning Support Assistant - Aspiring Art Therapist - Haringey

Use creativity to connect with students who struggle to find their voice.

Are you an Art or Creative Arts graduate passionate about using creativity to support non-verbal students with high-support autism ?

Milk Education is recruiting an Aspiring Art Therapist to work as a Learning Support Assistant in a Haringey secondary school. You will support students with complex autism, communication barriers, and high-support needs—using art as a tool for regulation, expression, and connection.

The Role

Work with students who have:

• Non-verbal or minimally verbal autism
• High-support needs requiring 1:1 intervention
• Sensory overload and communication frustration
• SEMH needs linked to neurodiversity
• Anxiety, trauma, and emotional dysregulation

Collaborate with SENCOs, SaLT, and OTs to deliver creative, trauma-informed support.

Your Experience Will Include:

• Art-based activities to promote communication and self-expression
• Emotional regulation through sensory and creative interventions
• Building trust with non-verbal or disengaged learners
• Gaining exposure to safeguarding, behaviour management, and pastoral care

Why This Role Prepares You for Art Therapy

• Creative engagement with complex needs
• Frontline experience with autism and SEMH
• Therapeutic observation and reflective practice
• Safeguarding in a school setting

Who We’re Looking For:

• Art, Fine Art, or Creative Arts graduates
• Aspiring Art Therapists or Psychologists
• Calm, patient, and imaginative individuals
• Passionate about supporting students with high-support autism

Why Join Milk Education?

• £108/day – competitive pay
• Free CPD (Autism Awareness, De-escalation, Safeguarding)
• 1,000+ CPD courses via Milk Academy
• Free wellbeing resources
• 24/7 consultant support
• UK's only eco-friendly education agency
• Fast-track registration

Start Date: September 2026 – trial days available.

Learning Support Assistant - Aspiring Art Therapist (High Support Autism)

Education and Training - Learning Support Assistant - Aspiring Art Therapist (High Support Autism)

Milk Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We are APSCo Compliance+ accredited, meeting the highest standards in safer recruitment. All applicants will be subject to compliance checks in line with DfE, Keeping Children Safe in Education and APSCo guidelines.

Learning Support Assistant - Aspiring Art Therapist (High Support Autism)

Education and Training - Learning Support Assistant - Aspiring Art Therapist (High Support Autism)

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