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Wellbeing Practitioner
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic wellbeing practitioner to our existing team on a permanent basis. Experience of working with autistic children and young people is essential. These roles will be based at the Sherwood Hill Campus but specialist interventions may be delivered on our other campuses at times.
36 hours per week per annum, term time only +1 (39weeks)
Scale S01 point 21 to 25 (prorated salary from £31,743.55- £33,575 maximum)
The wellbeing practitioner will:
●Work under the professional guidance of the Wellbeing Lead Practitioner in delivering a high standard of holistic wellbeing assessments and interventions, having the skills and experience to work closely with autistic children aged 4-19.
●Be responsible for managing a caseload of work as part of a trans-disciplinary team, including providing support and coaching to teaching staff and therapists in a range of environments. This includes crisis support to pupils and working individually with children and families on wellbeing interventions.
●Be able to identify issues affecting the wellbeing of learners across the campus and support class teams with interventions, programmes, equipment, resources and strategies to enable progress of individual and groups of learners, working closely with teachers and therapists
●Lead by example in relation to the school’s trans-disciplinary approach, LEARN ethos and by applying the process of Self-Reg within daily practice. The practitioner must be able to conduct themselves professionally and be able to manage challenging situations with appropriate confidentiality and sensitivity.
●Be responsible for the upkeep and development of the specialist rooms, resources and equipment required for promoting positive wellbeing with support
●Support in the writing of regulation and wellbeing plans in collaboration with the teacher, occupational therapist and speech & language therapist and ensure that the pupils' regulation and communication profiles, therapy programmes and wellbeing plans are embedded across the curriculum, to ensure pupils meet their learning potential.
●Have excellent communication skills, engendering trust and respect for all pupils, families, colleagues, other professionals and community partners at all times.
Training in our approaches will be provided to the successful candidates. For any questions or queries please contact Anna Richardson.
Closing date: Friday 5th September 2025
Interviews;:TBC
This post is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
Safeguarding Statement
Sherwood Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.