Therapy Assistant

Job Title: Therapies Assistant

Location: Wetheringsett Manor School – Suffolk, IP14 5QX

Salary: £25,837.50 FTE DOE

Hours: 37.5 hours per week 8:00am - 4:00pm Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent – Term Time only

Essential: Full valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle

This is an exciting opportunity to join our developing, dedicated team of clinicians supporting our children and young people at Wetheringsett Manor School.

This is a cross-disciplinary role, with a primary focus on supporting the work of our Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists. The successful candidate will work closely with the therapy team to provide high-quality support tailored to our student's needs.

You will be working closely with our education team who support our young people, as well as their families. You will be responsible for providing evidence-based assessments and interventions under the supervision of qualified clinicians and the leadership of the Lead Clinician to better understand and support our young people's needs and to support them to engage in meaningful activities and interactions.

You will be instrumental supporting the creation of communication and sensory profiles, contributing to placement plans and delivering a range of interventions.

This role also includes observations, co-facilitating staff training, attending multi-agency meetings and on-going service development. There are also regular opportunities for continual professional development, through our internal specialist forums and funding for external training opportunities.

We are looking for a Therapies Assistant who has experience of working with young people with special educational needs. We are looking for someone who is independently motivated whilst working under the supervision of a qualified clinician. Someone who enjoys working creatively to develop bespoke interventions to meet the specific needs of our most complex student's and has a dynamic approach to problem solving will be perfect for this role.

Every student is unique. Education should be personalised around them.

For more than 20 years, OFG Education has developed a deep understanding of how education designed around the individual can improve outcomes. We know that when students are understood - their strengths, interests, ambitions, starting points and needs - we can create personalised pathways that help them achieve and thrive.

Across our specialist schools, independent schools, online provision and support services, every student benefits from education shaped around who they are and what they can become. We combine educational and clinical expertise with research, evidence-informed practice, innovation and technology, underpinned by consistently high standards.

From deep specialist support to exceptional academic challenge, we are ambitious for every student, helping them achieve academically, discover their strengths and develop the knowledge, skills, confidence and attitudes they need for learning, work and life.

Every student. Every pathway. Every future

• 5 x GCSE’s Grade C or above, including English
• Evidence of relevant Post 16 education
• Willingness to work towards further qualifications as required.
• Experience working as a therapy assistant or in a similar role would be advantageous
• Experience of working within an educational setting would be advantageous
• Skilled in working as part of a team
• Knowledge and understanding of working with children and young people with SEN
• Ability to carry out both 1:1 and group sessions under supervision
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, complex, technical and…