Therapy Assistant

The position of Therapy Assistant is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and compassionate individual to lead interventions and support our learners with autism.

Key skills:

· To have a good knowledge and understanding of autism, neurodiversity and social communication needs and appropriate strategies to support pupils with this need.

· To have knowledge and understanding of social, emotional & mental health needs and cognitive needs, that affect children and young people's development.

· Excellent listening skills

· An ability to build strong, trusting relationships

· To be resilient and able to work autonomously

· Promote and support the inclusion of all pupils in activities that they enjoy

· To use positive and personalised anxiety management strategies, Those we recruit are able to demonstrate that they share our values, are highly motivated to work with colleagues, within and beyond their school, to continuously develop their skills and pursue professional excellence.

Springfields is a fantastic, vibrant and caring community that engages pupils. Our autism approach is accessed by all our pupils and is personalised to meet specific needs. All our pupils have an education, health and care plan.

The Springfields Academy is a Reach South Academy for young people aged 4-19 with autism, we are proud to hold the NAS Advanced specialist award and are incredibly proud of our April 2026 Ofsted outcomes, which recognised Springfields Academy as Exceptional in Inclusion, Personal Development, and Leadership & Governance. The inspection also highlighted our strong performance in Attendance and Behaviour, Early Years, Curriculum and Teaching, and Achievement, reflecting the dedication of our staff, pupils, families, and wider school community in ensuring every child can thrive and succeed.

We have 285 pupils attending our provision. Our goal is to build safe independent lives for autistic young people through support, understanding and enablement.

Part of the excitement of working at Springfields is the broad range of individuals that you will care for. A key aspect of working at Springfields is taking the time to get to know pupils and their individual needs, and given their complexity, being able to create a safe, stimulating and supportive learning environment is crucial.

You will be joining a happy, hardworking and well-established team. You will also work in partnership with our multi-disciplinary therapy team as part of our therapy first culture., The Springfields Academy is an academy based in Calne. We aspire to build safe independent lives for autistic young people through support, understanding and enablement. Additionally, we hold the National Autistic Society Advanced specialist award and are incredibly proud of our April 2026 Ofsted outcomes, which recognised Springfields Academy as Exceptional in Inclusion, Personal Development, and Leadership & Governance. The inspection also highlighted our strong performance in Attendance and Behaviour, Early Years, Curriculum and Teaching, and Achievement, reflecting the dedication of our staff, pupils, families, and wider school community in ensuring every child can thrive and succeed.

We are an acknowledged centre of excellence for Autism; we are highly reflective in our practices and are continually working to improve our provision and practices. We provide a personalised curriculum journey that enables leaners with a diagnosis of autism to develop skills in areas of need and to overcome their barriers to learning.

Trust Background:

Reach South is a young and developing Trust which operates across the Southwest of England with the aim of delivering all through 3-19 education. We operate 21 academies in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. We are building this Trust on a clear set of values, behaviours and curriculum principles. At the heart of those values and principles is a belief in our young people and a determination to support them to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become the successful citizens for today and all of their tomorrows.

Our core business is delivering exceptional education for children and young people with a mission to help all pupils aspire to achieve beyond the expectations that others put on them. We do this through the development of a talented and committed workforce. In order to deliver exceptional opportunities for learning, we need highly motivated staff across all parts of the organisation., We're proud of how we support our staff in order that you have high levels of job satisfaction, are aware of the difference you are making for the children and families you work with and can see your contribution towards our community. There are regular opportunities for professional development and training, and a wider community of staff to network with within Reach South Multi Academy Trust. You will have the chance to visit other local schools, work alongside a range of outside professionals and take part in a variety of e-learning and face-to-face training.

We offer a competitive salary plus LGPS pension, great career progression and development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Programme with many other benefits.