Therapy Assistant

Unified Academy are seeking a highly professional and passionate Therapy

Assistant to join our team. The aim of the role is to support the delivery of therapeutic

interventions across the school in collaboration with therapists, the SENCO and

wider pastoral team. The Therapy Assistant will help students access social,

emotional and therapeutic support which enables them to engage safely and

successfully in education.

The role

involves supporting both universal and targeted therapeutic provision for

students with SEMH, neurodiverse and trauma-related needs, including students

with EHCPs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support

the implementation of therapy programmes designed by therapists and/or the

SENCO.

• Deliver

agreed therapeutic activities and interventions under supervision.

• Assist

students to regulate emotions and access learning throughout the school day.

• Support interventions such as emotional

regulation work, social skills programmes, therapeutic mentoring, sensory

regulation activities, creative therapeutic activities and Canine Assisted

Learning where applicable.

• Reinforce therapeutic strategies

consistently across school routines.

Key Requirements:

• Experience of working with young people with Social, Emotional and

Mental Health difficulties and/or challenging behaviour

• Understanding

of trauma informed practice.

• Knowledge

of safeguarding procedures.

• Highly

adaptable and flexible.

• Have a

genuine passion for supporting vulnerable learners.