Therapist Assistant – The Link School – Term Time plus 2 weeks
The Link School, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 4PG5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
to be confirmed
Closing date
28 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
23 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36 hours per week – Monday to Thursday 08:15am-16:00pm Friday 08:15-15:45
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Pay grade 4/5 Outer London Business Support Scale, spine point range 18-25 (FTE - £30,279 - £33,983) Actual salary - £27,257.56 - £30,592.06 (including London weighting)
What skills and experience we're looking for
As a therapy assistant you will be responsible for the implementation of Occupational Therapy, SaLT and Psychology advised interventions in a specialist SEN school setting. The post holder will implement, and review therapy interventions as identified by the Therapy Team, through assessment and as set out as a part of an Education, Health and Care plan (EHCP), to enable students to fulfil their potential in all aspects of their lives. These will include occupational therapy interventions as well as sensory and creative activities such as therapeutic art activities. Speech and language interventions and psychology interventions as and when required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Enable students to regulate the impacts their sensory and emotional needs have on
them
- Enable students to develop SaLT strategies to help support them accessing education
and society
- Enable students to learn and develop independence skills and strategies to increase
access to the world around them successfully and prepare them for adulthood
- Ensure young people are provided the tools they require to facilitate access to the wider
world
- Support staff in an integrated way to support the meeting of targets and monitoring of
progress in sensory development and SaLT development
- Monitor and report on OT, SaLT and Psychology input within the classrooms to ensure
a rich clinical approach is available as part of our core offer for all students
- Keep detailed records of interventions and outcomes
- Meet regularly with the Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, Clinical
Psychologist and/or SENCo to feedback on work done, outcomes and alternative
approaches
- To provide reports for termly reports, Annual Reviews and other key information sharing opportunities.
Key Requirements:
- Recognised Level 2 qualifications in English and Maths
- OT, SaLT and/or Psychology training
- A willingness to undertake further professional development in relation to
Occupational Therapy, SaLT and psychological skills, knowledge and
understanding.
- High level of mental and physical stamina
- A strong desire to make a difference to young people.
What the school offers its staff
OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:
Rewards & Benefits:
- Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment
- Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family
- Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Employee Car Lease Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
- Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme and Free Virtual GP Appointments
- Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
- Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Link School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 19
- School size
- 157 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Link School website
- Email address
- RRichards@thelinkschool.co.uk
The Link School specialises in meeting the needs of 148 students from 4-18 with Speech, Language and Communication difficulties including autistic spectrum conditions and Pathological Demand Avoidance. Situated in the London Borough of Sutton all three sites are easily accessible by public transport and well placed to draw upon a wide range of leisure, recreational and educational facilities having easy access to Surrey and London.
The school provides a warm, safe, friendly and nurturing environment, which helps pupils to learn, express their ideas, communicate, develop friendships and grow in confidence and self- esteem.
Staff provide pupils with an outstanding education based on strong practitioner research and the holistic curriculum offer that promotes strong personal and social education as well as cognitive development. It is a rewarding and inspirational place to work. To find out more about us visit www.thelinkschool.co.uk
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