As a Therapy Assistant, you will be delivering interventions and programmes to students as part of their provision. Our students all have EHCPs and most of them require therapeutic interventions to support and develop their areas of need, including Cognition & Learning, Communication & Interaction, Social, Emotional and Mental Health and Sensory and/or Physical. The successful candidate will work as a team with our other Therapy Assistant and also alongside our Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapist and SENDCo who develop and oversee students’ programmes. The successful candidate will deliver 1:1 and group therapeutic interventions both on and off site. The role will also require the post holder to support and engage with families and carers to share good practice and support students holistically. Candidates should have experience of delivering interventions and therapeutic programmes and should have high levels of emotional intelligence, resilience and excellent communication skills. Further Information As a Therapy Assistant, you will: provide support and interventions to our students to secure the best outcomes for them review, plan, and create reports and other documentation relating to therapeutic input meet with and take instruction, training and guidance from SaLT and OT professionals deliver 1:1 and small group sessions train and advise staff on therapeutic methods and techniques to use in class attend meetings as complete and keep up to date with CPD opportunities work alongside the SENDCo and Pastoral Team to audit, review, evaluate and develop current provision and resources work within the SPELL Framework liaise with parents and carers to support our students as required About Us The Lion Works School is an Independent special school. We are part of an ethical and progressive organisation that believes it can achieve real change for children, young people and their families. The Lion Works School is situated within the BCP local authority. We offer an academic and vocational specialist learning provision across KS3, KS4 and Post 16 aiming to reduce barriers to enable successful learning experiences and outcomes. There are a variety of routes a student can take, which include GCSEs, BTECs and other accredited qualifications whilst building confidence, improving wellbeing, enabling self-regulation and increasing attendance. Our school is full of life and has a wealth of resources to spark interest and ignite that passion to achieve, equipping our students for everyday life and the opportunities that await them. Equal Opportunities The Lion Works School will seek to ensure that all existing and potential employees and students are given equal opportunities for employment and education. It is committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of sex, age, marital status, colour, race, nationality or other ethnic or national origin, disability, sexuality, trade union membership or activity and religious background. The school will seek to ensure that no applicant for employment or education is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be justified. The school aims to provide an open welcoming and safe environment for all its students, employees, and visitors. Safeguarding The Lion Works School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be conducted; references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies. We comply with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) code of practice and have a written policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders, both of which are available on request. If you are shortlisted, you will be required to declare any relevant convictions, adult cautions or other matters which may affect your suitability to work with children. As a result of amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exceptions order 1975) in 2013 and 2020, some minor offences are now protected (filtered) and should not be disclosed to potential employers, and employers cannot take these offences into account.