THRIVE Practitioner

Randstad Education; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A local education recruitment agency is seeking a THRIVE Practitioner to support students with Special Educational Needs in a new Secondary School. This role focuses on promoting emotional and social development through tailored support and engaging activities. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in helping students with SEN, including knowledge in safeguarding and emotional development.

Benefits

Life Assurance and Enhanced Pension

£2,000 Welcome Bonus

Car lease scheme

Free membership to Health cash back plan

Free parking

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include GCSE Maths and English.
• Relevant training for education will be needed.
• Experience with SEN including ASD and ADHD is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of students' emotional and behavioral needs.
• Provide activities to engage students beyond cognitive learning.
• Establish positive relationships with students and their families.

Skills

Knowledge and experience working with pupils with SEN, including ASD, ADHD

Understanding of Safeguarding principles

Knowledge of children's social and emotional development

Education

GCSE Maths and English Language (minimum Grade 4 or equivalent)

Tools

THRIVE training or willingness to undertake training

Job description

THRIVE Practitioner Opportunity in SEND Education

A Secondary School in Redhill, Surrey, specializing in supporting students aged 11‑16 with Special Educational Needs (SEN), particularly those with Autism who need help with social communication, emotional regulation, and sensory processing, is hiring a Permanent THRIVE Practitioner.

This is a unique chance to join a new school and help shape its success from the beginning.

Key Details

• Role: THRIVE Practitioner
• Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only
• Hours: 40 hours per week (specific daily hours are provided: Mon/Tue/Wed 8:15 am - 4:45 pm, Thu 8:15 am - 5:00 pm, Fri 8:15 am - 4:00 pm)
• Salary: £27,713 to £30,250 per year, depending on qualifications.
• Incentive: A £2,000 Welcome Bonus is offered to candidates who have relevant SEN experience.

About the School

The school provides students with a broad, exciting curriculum, personalized to meet individual needs, interests, and passions. Their model features small classes, high levels of classroom support, and a supernumerary multi-disciplinary intervention team, ensuring every student has the opportunity to achieve.

The Role: Main Purpose

As a THRIVE Practitioner, you will support the Pastoral Lead and SENDCo in the day‑to‑day running of the THRIVE provision. Your primary focus will be to support the development, social, emotional, and behavioural needs of students, improving their engagement in both their social and academic environments.

Key Duties

• Use specialist skills, training, or experience to support pupils' emotional development and behaviour needs.
• To support the day to day running of a Thrive provision ensuring that pupils are effectively supervised, implementing timetables, planning, strategies and activities to meet the individual needs of pupils
• Establish positive relationships and partnerships with young people, acting as a role model and responding to the needs of each individual student.
• Provide play and arts‑based enjoyable experiences that give young people the opportunity to learn through experience rather than through cognitively based learning.
• Deliver 1:1, small groups and class group sessions
• Establish constructive relationships and partnerships with parents and families and participate in feedback sessions as directed.
• Actively promote inclusive practice across the school to ensure acceptance of all pupils.
• Raise the profile of positive solutions to working with learners at risk.
• Provide the teacher and teaching staff with accurate and objective feedback on pupil progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of supporting evidence.
• To work alongside the lead to actively assess pupil's progress and create up to date action plans through regular Thrive assessments
• Ensure students and parents are provided feedback in relation to developmental, social and emotional progress.
• Keep statistical data as requested by THRIVE lead / coordinator
• Supervise and support other staff, who work with children's emotional and behavioural development
• Contribute to the Annual Review process as required
• Support and contribute to the delivering of staff training in order to implement and embed the Thrive Approach model across the school.

The School is Looking For

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• GCSE Maths and English Language (minimum Grade 4 or equivalent).
• Up-to-date training relevant to the post.
• Knowledge and experience working with pupils with SEN, including ASD, ADHD, and those with challenging behaviour.
• Understanding of Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.
• Knowledge of children's social and emotional development/attachment theory.

Desirable:

• THRIVE training or willingness to undertake practitioner training.
• Experience running nurture groups/social skills groups.

Benefits Package

• Life Assurance and Enhanced Pension.
• £2,000 Welcome Bonus (payable in two parts after probation and one year service).
• Perkbox (offering high street discounts).
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Car lease scheme.
• Fully funded training and qualifications.
• Bike to work scheme.
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan (dental, optical, physio, etc.).
• Free parking.

How to Apply

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful applicants will be subject to pre‑employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Are you ready to use your skills to help shape the future of this new school?

Please contact Nandini Bhatnagar in the Randstad Education Recruitment Team at [e-mail]