Job Description

Thames Valley School

Reading
Expiring soon

Salary:

Competitive

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

September 2025

Apply by:

30 June 2025

Job overview

----------------


Thames Valley Schoolisan Autism Specific Specialist Free School seeking an Assistant Therapist for September 2025, due to growth and increased pupil numbers. This is a great and exciting opportunity for you to join a dynamic team and be part of the school's journey in establishing excellence in the education of autistic pupils.


Every child is entitled to an education and every child deserves the best possible developmental opportunities so that they learn more and do more, preparing themselves for life after school. Our autistic pupils learn in happy and safe environments that are able to support their individual needs as autistic learners.


LAT Academies Trust currently includes two other free schools, Church Lawton School & Vanguard School. The school's work to maximise the standards, curriculum offer, training and employment opportunities. This role will enable you to influence & contribute to the future of the LAT Academies Trust schools.

Assistant Therapist

To assist in the delivery of therapeutic interventions including sensory circuits, Zones of Regulation and Positive Behaviour Support programmes to pupils. Deliver and support in assessing student's intervention programmes. To contribute to the assessment and support of pupils both individually and in groups, undertaking interventions work and supervising pupils in activities relating to supporting their progress. To undertake clerical and school-based tasks as necessary and to record and report on interventions

Skills/Abilities

Able to devise and deliver therapy programmes and interventions under supervision of the Transdisciplinary Team Good written and verbal skills Good organisational skills Good interpersonal skills - including listening and observation skills. Responsible for running groups under the supervision of the specialist therapists Ability to learn therapy procedures following in service training and support Ability to work in a multi disciplinary team. Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines. Ability to honour confidentiality. Ability to deal with pupils who present with complex behavioural and learning needs. The ability to abide to the relevant professional bodies

Experience

Two years relevant experience of working with people with special educational needs or experience of working in an educational setting.



If you have relevant experience and would like to work at Thames Valley School, we would very much like to hear from you.


For more information, to receive a full , to arrange a visit or an informal chat please call the school on 01189424750. Please note we do not accept CVs.


Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks.


Interviews available upon application.

About

Thames Valley School

----------------------------------

Thames Valley School

Conwy Close, Tilehurst, Reading
Berkshire
RG30 4BZ
United Kingdom

+44 118 942 4750

Our School

Thames Valley School in Reading is an Autism Specific Specialist Free School, providing education to 54 children and young people aged 4 to 16. The school helps autistic students build on their strengths, learning, confidence and enjoyment. Our aim is to respond to the needs of each of our students, helping them to grow in confidence and achieve.



We are committed to nurturing the potential of every student, and to creating a supportive environment where each one can thrive. In small classes, our specially trained staff help students to develop socially, personally, emotionally and academically. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum, covering all the traditional subjects, alongside music, art and sport, enrichment and activities.



The school was opened in 2013, with inclusion and community engagement at its core. An Ofsted inspection in April 2024 rated the school as Good (following a previous assessment of Requires Improvement), which underlines the progress of our improvement journey, though we need to continue to embed practice. We are currently making plans to establish a satellite provision on the grounds of nearby Ridgeway Primary School.



Thames Valley School - Home

Our Trust

The Liberty Academy Trust is an education charity established in 2022. Our vision is to create a world that works for autistic children and young people, by providing an exceptional educational offer so that they achieve success now and are well-prepared for adulthood. We work towards this vision through our core values of courage, determination and teamwork.



We are currently a small Trust of three academies, but we have plans to grow so that our reach and impact can extend further. Committed to providing an excellent education for autistic children and young people, our approach is to support the whole child, offering a balance of personalised teaching and therapeutic support as standard.



Liberty Academy Trust - Home (libertytrust.org.uk)Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow

Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy

.