Therapy Assistant

Overview

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four? Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4

DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #team

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• Job Title: Therapies Assistant
• Location: Heath Farm College – Kent ME16 0ER
• Salary: £25,837,50 FTE DOE
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 08:15am - 16:15pm - Monday to Friday
• Contract: Permanent – Term Time only

This is an exciting opportunity to join our developing, dedicated team of clinicians supporting our children and young people at Heath Farm College. This is a cross-disciplinary role, with a primary focus on supporting the work of our Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists. The successful candidate will work closely with the therapy team to provide high-quality support tailored to our pupils' needs.

You will be working closely with our education team 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 supporting the creation of communication and sensory 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 on-going service development. There are also regular opportunities for continual professional development, through our internal specialist forums and funding for external training opportunities.

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.

Heath Farm College – Kent ME16 0ER

Outcomes First Group is the largest independent provider of special needs education. We are a vital part of local communities in England, Scotland and Wales with a renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for the people we educate for. We are really proud to say that in 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Our divisional brands include Acorn Education and Options Autism. For more information on the group please visit:

• 5 x GCSE’s Grade C or above, including English
• Undergraduate degree, preferable
• Evidence of relevant Post 16 education
• Willingness to work towards further qualifications as required
• 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

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.

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