Post 16 Therapy Assistant
| Posting date: | 09 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Dependent on experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2025 |
| Location: | KT3 6JJ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Blossom House School Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
The role is a Permanent, Term-Time only role
Monday to Friday: (08:30am – 17:00pm)
No working required during school holidays
Salary from: Dependent on experience
To Start: September 2025
We have an exciting opportunity for a Therapy Assistant to join our Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy Team, supporting students who have speech, language and communication difficulties. The ideal candidate will have excellent English skills (clear written and spoken English) and good reading, writing and numeracy skills, along with the ability to build good working relationships with young people, teachers, parents and carers. Experience of working with young people with Special Education Needs (SEN) is desirable.
We are looking for a confident, enthusiastic Therapy Assistant with a passion for learning and excellent inter-personal skills who enjoys working as part of a team in our independent school. The role involves supporting students in a group and individual setting, assisting therapists to deliver community and class-based programmes, helping to maintain the learning environments and assisting with administration. The ideal candidate will have excellent administrative and computer skills as they make up a large part of the role. You will also be required to work collaboratively with the transdisciplinary team.
The ideal candidate will have:
• Supporting our students can sometimes be challenging, mental and physical resilience are qualities necessary for all our staff.
• Confidence, enthusiasm and a passion for learning.
• Excellent English skills (clear written and spoken English) along with good reading, writing and numeracy skills.
• The ability to build good working relationships with young people, teachers, parents and carers.
• Experience of working with young people with Special Education Needs (SEN), particularly young people on the Autism Spectrum.
• The ability to manage a small group of young people with complex social communication needs.
• The ability to promote positive behaviour in a nurturing environment is essential
Closing date: Monday 16th June 2025
Safeguarding Statement
Blossom House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; successful applicants must be suitable to work with children and will need to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Certificate with barred list information.
Monday to Friday: (08:30am – 17:00pm)
No working required during school holidays
Salary from: Dependent on experience
To Start: September 2025
We have an exciting opportunity for a Therapy Assistant to join our Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy Team, supporting students who have speech, language and communication difficulties. The ideal candidate will have excellent English skills (clear written and spoken English) and good reading, writing and numeracy skills, along with the ability to build good working relationships with young people, teachers, parents and carers. Experience of working with young people with Special Education Needs (SEN) is desirable.
We are looking for a confident, enthusiastic Therapy Assistant with a passion for learning and excellent inter-personal skills who enjoys working as part of a team in our independent school. The role involves supporting students in a group and individual setting, assisting therapists to deliver community and class-based programmes, helping to maintain the learning environments and assisting with administration. The ideal candidate will have excellent administrative and computer skills as they make up a large part of the role. You will also be required to work collaboratively with the transdisciplinary team.
The ideal candidate will have:
• Supporting our students can sometimes be challenging, mental and physical resilience are qualities necessary for all our staff.
• Confidence, enthusiasm and a passion for learning.
• Excellent English skills (clear written and spoken English) along with good reading, writing and numeracy skills.
• The ability to build good working relationships with young people, teachers, parents and carers.
• Experience of working with young people with Special Education Needs (SEN), particularly young people on the Autism Spectrum.
• The ability to manage a small group of young people with complex social communication needs.
• The ability to promote positive behaviour in a nurturing environment is essential
Closing date: Monday 16th June 2025
Safeguarding Statement
Blossom House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; successful applicants must be suitable to work with children and will need to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Certificate with barred list information.