Looking for advice on asking out a coworker

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So I have been working at my current job as a para at a school for students with autism for a while now, and I have recently become interested in asking out a co-worker who is also a parent of a student (needless to say... and I can't say for sure... but her child is probably also on the spectrum). So she is used to spectrumites in more ways than one, I believe single (if nothing else not married might have a boyfriend... I can ask easily enough), maybe slightly older than me (would almost have to be) but not overly so, and seems to like me well enough. Now the complications, if it got serious I would have to change my schedule around (not the biggest issue in the world, especially since I plan to work at the high school next year and wouldn't see her son at all over there), and I probably would be a bit awkward with it at first, and oh yea, I doubt she is on the spectrum herself and all my exes have been. Lastly, their is the the religious thing... which isn't so big in most states but can be huge here in Utah (I am not LDS... good chance she is). So is this worth pursuing and how should I go about it if it is?

I don't think it is worth pursuing. At most jobs, interoffice dating is frowned upon and they blatantly tell you not to do it because issues of harassment always come up in addition to making the workplace awkward if she said no or things did not work out. Your job is more important, protect your job.