ELSA/Therapy Assistant
| Posting date: | 13 November 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 December 2025 |
| Location: | Mark, Somerset, TA9 4NP |
| Company: | Aspris Children's Services |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ALS-008805_1763039520 |
Summary
Sedgemoor Manor School are recruiting for ELSA/Therapy Assistant to join our Education team now! We are looking for a versatile, resilient and committed person, who can adapt their practice wherever necessary to support across all key stages.
Our benefits include:
- Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
- Blue Light discount card
- Free parking
- Comprehensive induction
- Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
- Paid for enhanced PVG/DBS
- Wellbeing support
- Cycle to work scheme and more!
Sedgemoor Manor is a specialist day school for young people who have needs associated with a diagnosis on the autistic spectrum/SPLD and are aged between 7 and 19 years. Our tailored approach means we are able to support young people with a wide range of learning difficulties. We accept that young people who are referred to us may have previously experienced a 'cycle of failure' and our aim is to have a transformational impact on their lives by them experiencing a 'culture of success'. We support all young people to achieve successful outcomes so that they can progress to experience fulfilling and rewarding lives.
We offer bespoke packages of education and therapy for our young people. We strongly believe that some individuals will always struggle to 'fit in' to existing structures and will only thrive when their provision is tailored to their specific needs and circumstances. We warmly welcome our students into our community, which is underpinned by a culture of outstanding relationships, nurture and unconditional high regard.
The role of the Therapy Assistant/ELSA is to work within the Therapy Team to support our learners to achieve their outcomes in line with their ECHP.
Duties may include:
- Assisting trained clinicians with the preparation, planning and delivery of group and one-to-one occupational therapeutic and recreational activities
- Observing recording and reporting to the assigned clinician as appropriate
- Managing a caseload of students
- planning, running, and recording 1:1 and group therapy sessions
- Assists with the assessment and transition of new learners ensuring they are familiar with the environment
- Creation of initial supporting documentation
- Ensures the effective, timely and accurate updating of clinical records, case files
Please note that this advert will close early if a suitable candidate found.
As part of Aspris Children's Services we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. As long as you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience, we will give you all the training and support you need to progress!
Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.
If you want education to be a job for life, Aspris Children's Services will help you get there.
Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.
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