Therapy assistant

Job Introduction

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Therapy Assistant to join the team at Doucecroft School. 

Autism Anglia’s Doucecroft School provides education and care for autistic children and young people. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a well-established charity who provide to their staff ongoing training, supervision, and continuing professional development and support. An extensive induction on commencement of employment will also be provided.

As part of the multi-Disciplinary team (Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapists, Music Therapist and well-being team), you will provide therapy input (with a focus initially on Speech and language therapy) to the pupils within Autism Anglia’s Children’s Services based at Doucecroft School, a converted estate in a beautiful setting in Eight Ash Green, Colchester

Job Title:                      Therapy Assistant

Reports to:                   Team Manager, Therapy Community and Diagnostics

Hours of Work: Full-time 38.5 hours per week, term time only (plus 3 days training)

Place of work: Doucecroft School, Eight Ash Green, Colchester

The Role:

You will work with Autistic children and young adults who may also have co-existing mental health or learning difficulties.

Day-to-day duties will include:

• Working with young individuals to meet their therapeutic goals.
• Liaising with therapists, school staff and parents.
• Working with young individuals on a one-to-one or group basis.
• Working within class.
• Preparing therapy rooms, equipment and resources.

You will need:

• A caring and understanding approach.
• Excellent communication skills, and the ability to explain interventions or strategies to people with autism and/or their carers. 
• Empathy and the ability to gain the trust and confidence of autistic people.
• The ability to work under the supervision of Speech and Language Therapists, as part of a team and also autonomously.

Applications are welcome from applicants who:

• 4 or 5 GCSEs (A* to C)
• Voluntary or paid experience of working with children with Autism, mental health, or learning difficulties.
• Experience of communicative / regulation strategies and working alongside a Speech and Language Therapist would be desirable. 
• Full UK driving licence is desirable

To Apply:

If you have a genuine passion for supporting and uplifting others, your outstanding future at Doucecroft could be moments away. Apply today and one of the recruitment team will be in touch. 

Autism Anglia considers itself to be a fully inclusive employer, welcoming applications from all individuals who are able to meet and exceed the requirements of the position and may wish to request flexible working or reasonable adjustments to appropriately support candidates.

Doucecroft is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults or children and expects all staff to share this commitment in the fullest sense.  This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.  For all enhanced DBS roles, we are permitted to seek access to spent convictions under The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended 2013).

Please note, we cannot offer sponsorship.