Therapies Assistant

Witherslackgroup; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational provider in Greater London is seeking a Therapies Assistant to support children with special educational needs. This role involves working closely with Speech and Language Therapists, helping with interventions, and maintaining communication with parents and colleagues. The ideal candidate is empathetic, has experience with children in similar roles, and possesses at least 5 GCSEs including English. Competitive benefits and a supportive environment await those looking to make a positive impact.

Benefits

Full school holidays including bank holidays

Clinical learning and development program

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing tools and advice

Medical cover

Beautiful working environment

£2,000 recommend a friend bonus

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people with SEMH or SEN.
• Good understanding of safeguarding rules and practices.
• A team player ready to help others.

Responsibilities

• Support one-to-one and small group interventions.
• Gather information for high-quality assessments.
• Liaise with parents and partner agencies.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Teamwork

Resilience

Education

At least 5 GCSEs including English

Job description

Those Huge Small Victories

Our clinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

Get out what you put in

This role is based at Lavender LodgeSchool.

Lavender Lodge school resides within an 18 th Century building in the heart of Mitcham. Our pupils come from many different boroughs to attend our school and are lucky to experience ‘a life changing love of learning.’ We are proud of our pupils and our dedicated team and pupils leave us with a sense of achievement. Having joined the Witherslack Group family in 2022, Lavender Lodge School is an independent specialist day school providing high-quality education, based in South London. The school meets the needs of pupils with a primary diagnosis of autism and additional needs such as ADHD, speech and language difficulties, sensory issues and associated behavioural difficulties. We were recently recognised as Good by Ofsted.

Our clinicians are a crucial part of the most joined-up model in SEND. Across all of our specialist schools and children’s homes, we provide unrivalled levels of clinical support, both in terms of our expertise and breadth of provision. Our young people present with a complexity of need including developmental trauma, neuro-developmental conditions and special educational needs.

As a Therapies Assistant you will work under the direct supervision of the onsite Speech and Language Therapist and Occupational Therapist. You’ll support the running of one-to-one and small group interventions and gather the required information for high quality assessments. Working as part of the team around the child, you’ll also liaise with parents, carers, colleagues and partner agencies to support the best outcomes and environment for our children and young people.

What we do for you

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the sector. With us, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

• Training: A full induction and on the job training
• Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with full school holidays including bank holidays
• Clinical Development: If career growth and professional advancement is your thing, we provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development
• Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefitshere
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an optician’s or dentist appointment and a host of high‑street discounts
• Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities – check out our schoolshere
• Recommend a friend scheme that offers a £2,000 bonus every time

Bring your whole self to work

This is a great opportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact on their future. Embedded within our living and learning environments you will be offered the support, resource and platform for you to do great things. You’ll benefit from supervision, a clinical development programme and access to a 220+ strong team of multi-disciplinary clinical colleagues who will be with you every step of the way.

We’ll need from you:

• At least 5 GCSEs (including English)
• You’ll have worked with children and young people with SEMH and/or SEN in similar or other roles
• Have a good understanding of safeguarding rules and practice.
• A ‘can do’ attitude – a team player who rolls up their sleeves to help others
• We genuinely care about our young people (and each other) so honesty and empathy is a must
• The resilience to be able to deal with challenging situations

Interested in joining us?

At Witherslack Group, inclusion is part of who we are. We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, valued and that they truly belong.

As a specialist provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs, we understand the importance of embracing individuality and championing difference‑especially when it comes to neurodiversity. We celebrate diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and the unique strengths that each person brings to our community.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. We are proud to be recognised as an inclusive employer and are committed to making our recruitment and workplace practices inclusive and accessible. If you need any adjustments to support you through the recruitment process or in the workplace, we’ll be there every step of the way.

By building a diverse and inclusive team, we’re better able to support the children, young people and families we serve and ensure every member of our team can thrive, grow, and be their authentic self.

Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.