Therapy Assistant

Unified Academy, Dorking, RH5 4DB

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  to be confirmed

• Closing date

  17 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 36 hours per week, Term Time Only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Scale 4/5 £25,927-£29,099 per annum (FTE £30,279-£33,983)

What skills and experience we're looking for

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.

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

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

JD PS_Therapy Assistant.pdf - 171 KB (opens in new tab)

About Unified Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 9 to 16
• School size: 83 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Unified Academy website
• Email address: SFahy@unifiedacademy.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/unified-academy

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