Learning Support Assistant - Aspiring Creative Arts Therapist Maidenhead

AMA Admin; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

AMA Admin is recruiting a Learning Support Assistant - Aspiring Creative Arts Therapist for a specialist school in Maidenhead. You will help pupils with complex needs using art, drama or music to unlock expression. This role is ideal for graduates in Art, Drama or Music who want to pursue Creative Arts Therapy.

The position offers term-time hours (Mon–Fri, 8:30am–3:45pm) with a daily pay of £108. Start dates June 2026 and September 2026, with trial days available.

Qualifications

• Graduate in Art, Drama or Music with an interest in Creative Arts Therapy.
• Experience or interest in supporting pupils with complex needs.
• Willingness to use creative approaches to aid communication.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils 1:1 or in small groups.
• Use art, drama or music-based approaches to promote communication.
• Support emotional regulation through creative activities.
• Follow individual learning and therapy plans with teachers and therapists.
• Contribute to a calm, safe learning environment.
• Assist with personal care where required (training provided).

Skills

Creativity

Empathy

Non-verbal communication

AAC

Makaton

Education

Art/Drama/Music degree

Tools

AAC tools

Makaton

Job description

Job Title: Learning Support Assistant - Aspiring Creative Arts Therapist (Art, Drama or Music)
Location: Maidenhead
Start Date: June 2026 and September 2026 (multiple start dates available)
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-3:45pm (term time only)
Pay: £108 per day

Trial/observation days available

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Use creativity to help young people find their voice.

Are you an Art, Drama or Music graduate - or an aspiring Creative Arts Therapist - who believes in the power of expression, rhythm, colour, and movement?

This specialist school in Maidenhead supports pupils with complex needs, including autism, physical disabilities, sensory differences, and communication needs. Many pupils are non-verbal or use alternative communication. The school is seeking sincere, empathetic creatives who are motivated to connect beyond spoken language.

In this role, creativity becomes a language.

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Why this role suits Art, Drama and Music graduates

Pupils at the school - many of whom are non-verbal - may communicate through:

• Art: drawing, painting, mark-making, colour and texture choices
• Drama: movement, gesture, facial expression, role-play and mirroring
• Music: rhythm, song, sound-making, listening and call-and-response

Your background in the creative arts will enable you to:

• Build trust through shared creative experiences
• Encourage engagement using whichever medium feels most natural to each child - visual art, dramatic play, or music
• Support emotional understanding in a safe, imaginative, non-judgemental space
• Offer non-verbal children a powerful alternative way to express feelings, choices and identity

You will also gain experience interpreting communication through body language, AAC, symbols, Makaton, and sensory resources, ensuring every pupil feels heard and understood.

This role is suitable for sincere, empathetic creatives who:

• Listen with their eyes as much as their ears
• Are comfortable with silence, gesture, and non-verbal connection
• Want to use their creative instincts to support vulnerable young people
• Understand that healing and connection don't always need words

Your responsibilities

• Support pupils 1:1 or in small groups
• Use art, drama or music-based approaches to promote communication and social interaction
• Support emotional regulation and independence through creative activities
• Follow individual learning and therapy plans alongside teachers and therapists
• Contribute to a calm, safe, and engaging learning environment
• Assist with personal care where required (full training provided)

Sometimes, you may be the first person who helps a non-verbal child find a way to express what they feel - through a colour, a rhythm, or a simple gesture. That can change everything.

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