Therapy Assistant

Job Title: Therapy Assistant – Baston House School

Salary: £18,610 - £23,853 depending on experience

Service Overview:

Baston House is an OFSTED rated ‘Good’ independent school for Primary and Secondary children with Autism. Our school is friendly, vibrant and well-resourced where our staff team offer a highly differentiated curriculum to children with a wide range of ability and a diversity of challenging attributes. Baston House School is based in Bromley, Kent.

Options Autism is a national provider of specialist education, care and therapeutic services for children, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We provide a person centred approach to education and care, looking at the full needs of the individual and adapting our approach accordingly.

Job Summary & Duties:

As a Therapy Assistant, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team under the supervision of a qualified Occupational therapist and Speech and Language therapist. This position focuses on supporting the delivery of a high quality educational and clinical provision within a day school setting.

This role is offered on a full time, permanent basis, looking for the post holder to start on 1st September 2020.

Following a thorough induction, your duties would include:

• Observing and interacting with pupils offering support
• Contributing to assessments and compiling reports
• Maintaining accurate and comprehensive clinical records
• Preparing therapy resources and equipment
• Liaising with outside agencies and communicating as part of a multi-disciplinary service
• Completing administrative duties to support the Clinical Team  
• Maintaining and developing current knowledge of evidence-based practice, in particular conditions and presentations  

Key Skills Required

• Experience of paid or voluntary work in an SEN setting and/or with young people/children with complex needs or behaviours that might challenge, ideally with knowledge of ASD and communication difficulties
• Evidence of post 16 education
• Use of reflective/analytical thinking in therapeutic work
• Open to acquiring and implementing knowledge of legislation and implications for clinical practice and professional management of client groups
• Clear and concise record keeping
• Ability to work with behaviours that may challenge
• Please apply online now or call 020 8462 1010 for further information.

Please note, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications.

Outcomes First Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care and therefore this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check where suitable references will be sought prior to your employment start date.