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Therapy Assistant
Claystone School
* Luton
* Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri 8.15am-4.15pm
Job Title: Therapies Assistant
Location: Claystone School – Bedfordshire LU1 4LL
Salary: £24,375 FTE (dependent on experience)
Contract: Permanent– Term Time only
Essential: Full valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle
About The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our established, dedicated team of clinicians supporting our children and young people at Claystone School based in Bedfordshire.
You will be working closely with our education teams 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 in creating communication 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 ongoing service development. There are also regular opportunities for continual professional development, through our internal specialist forums and funding for external training opportunities.
Who we are looking for
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 pupils and has a dynamic approach to problem solving will be perfect for this role.
Minimum Requirements
* 5 x GCSE’s Grade C or above, including English
* 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 clinically sensitive information to the specific client group, their carers and families and a wide range of professionals outside the service
* Excellent organisational skills and experience completing administration tasks for a team would be advantageous
* Full valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle
Why work for us?
Alongside working with a network of clinical colleagues with regular forums for peer reflection and practice development, Outcomes First Group offer an array of flexible benefit options.
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
* Life Assurance Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
* “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
* *You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
* Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the people in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
At Outcomes First Group we are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
Job ID: 274129
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