About this role
Salary: £18,973.16 - £20,645.97 per annum (Pending pay award rise to be applied) Hours: 32.5 hours Weeks: 39 Weeks (Term Time Only) Job Purpose: You will be responsible for promoting independence for our students in the sensory room and to support their regulation To learn more about the area of the Charity you would be working in please watch this short video - Queen Alexandra College Support the OT and Sensory Coordinator to ensure the Sensory environment is suitable for students sensory or support needs Support the OT in the creation and preparation of differentiated resources. Recognising & Recording progress of students against their targets; specifically in relation to their sensory and physical needs Understand the purpose and intent of the student’s Individual Positive Sensory Plans; including the techniques utilised to support their sensory and regulation needs Participate in team meetings Adaptable approach to the different social, emotional and regulation needs of our students Understand disability theory & practical implementation of this to engage students in their sensory therapy Adapt styles of communication to develop a positive and constructive therapeutic environment Liaise and implement strategies from the Occupational Therapist Support communication through the development of your own skills in communication methods (PECs/Makaton/BSL) Recognise the social and emotional needs of our students and adapt your support in line with the agreed strategies to support positive improvements Contribute to the development and updating of Positive Sensory Plans and Risk Assessments, sensory related protocols and other sensory interventions/ programmes. De-escalate behaviour that challenges in line with the positive behaviour support plan, utilising all training and CPI techniques where applicable. Undertake preventative work to reduce the likelihood of behaviour that challenges. To support the Positive Behaviour Team with 333 radio calls where a student requires regulation support in the regulation zones During unstructured time, ensure students are safely supported in the sensory room. Use technology to access information on students to ensure their support needs are met. Ability to talk to external professionals, families and careers, where directed to support students Participate in personal education, including mandatory and skills development training Actively engage with Peer Mentoring for yourself, along with new and existing colleagues. Please take time to review the job description attached. Please upload a CV/Resume* with details of your full employment history (since leaving school, including education, employment and voluntary work) including reasons for any gaps in employment. This should also include a statement of the personal qualities and experience you believe are relevant to your suitability for the post and how this meets the job description and person specification requirements. Your CV/Resume* will be re-produced in a standard format by the system (without personal identifiers) to assist us in our anonymised shortlisting process. Safeguarding Commitments As part of our commitment to safeguarding, and in line with updated guidance published in September 2026, we will carry out an online search of all shortlisted candidates. This search may enable us to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and publicly available for review online, which we may wish to explore with you in further detail during the interview process. As part of your application we have asked you to provide the account names, usernames and/or handles for any social media platform that you use, as well as the names of any websites that you own, post on, or contribute to. A Google search will also be conducted. These checks will only be conducted if you are shortlisted for interview. Please see our safer recruitment and selection policy for further information. Under Section 7 of SVGA 2006 it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The College's Safeguarding Policies are available here. We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All required pre-employment checks will be undertaken, and offers of employment are subject to satisfactory outcomes. These include an enhanced DBS check with Children & Adult’s Barred List information, identity checks, o nline checks, and verification of professional qualifications and references. Further details are available in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE ).