Therapeutic Education Practitioner

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