Therapeutic Education Practitioner

Remedy Education; Ealing; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational recruitment agency is seeking a Therapeutic Education Practitioner to provide 1:1 support for a child with ASC in a primary school. The role includes personal care and focuses on enhancing the student's social, emotional, and academic development through tailored therapeutic and educational approaches. Applicants should have relevant qualifications and experience in supporting children with challenging behaviours.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of social issues affecting students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
• Awareness of Health & Safety expectations in educational settings.
• Proven ability to build positive working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 therapeutic and educational support for a child with ASC.
• Assist in developing therapeutic resources and teaching strategies.
• Deliver detailed feedback to teachers on the child's progress.

Skills

Knowledge of strategies for supporting young people with challenging behaviours

Ability to manage workload effectively

Experience working directly with young people

Education

Relevant qualifications

Job description

Therapeutic Education Practitioner - ASC Support

Remedy Recruitment

Remedy Recruitment is currently seeking a dedicated Therapeutic Education Practitioner to provide 1:1 support for a student with ASC (Autistic Spectrum Condition) in a new primary school setting. This role includes elements of personal care and offers a rewarding opportunity to support a young learner's social, emotional, and academic development through therapeutic and educational approaches.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 therapeutic and educational support for a child with ASC, including personal care where required.
• Assist in developing therapeutic resources, learning materials, and supportive teaching strategies.
• Deliver regular and detailed feedback to teachers regarding the child's progress, needs, emotional regulation, and achievements.
• Attend to the child's personal needs, including social, health, physical, first aid, welfare, and personal care matters.
• Contribute to a purposeful, inclusive, and supportive learning environment that promotes emotional well-being.
• Deliver agreed learning activities, interventions, and structured programmes, adapting them where necessary to ensure progress.
• Assist with supervision during non-lesson times, including playtime and lunchtime duties.
• Build positive, trusting relationships with the child and act as a consistent, therapeutic role model.
• Promote inclusion, acceptance, and equal access for all pupils.
• Support learning across curriculum areas such as literacy, numeracy, Key Stage content, and subject-specific tasks.
• Encourage peer interaction, emotional regulation, and engagement in class and therapeutic activities.
• Prepare and clear the classroom, including assisting with displays of students' work.
• Prepare, organise, and maintain classroom equipment and resources.
• Undertake record-keeping and progress tracking.
• Establish and maintain positive communication with parents/carers.
• Provide general administrative support to the teaching team.

Requirements

• Relevant qualifications.
• Knowledge of strategies for supporting young people with challenging behaviours.
• Awareness of social issues that can affect students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
• Awareness of Health & Safety expectations in educational settings.
• Experience working directly with young people in an education, SEN, therapeutic, or training environment.
• Proven ability to build positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Ability to manage workload effectively and take responsibility for own tasks.