Occupational Therapist
About This Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and strongly motivated individual to join our experienced team providing intensive specialist support for pupils and students. We seek an Occupational Therapist who wants to develop their career, skills and knowledge in a specialist educational setting.
This is a unique opportunity to develop clinical skills within an educational environment, offering the chance to work collaboratively with a range of professionals and to use therapeutic skills creatively to meet the needs of pupils and students. In return we offer excellent support from colleagues and staff, commitment to CPD, access to internal and external training.
If you believe you can help our learners to fulfil their potential at school, at home and in their communities and are looking for a fresh challenge, then this role may be just what you are looking for.
Key Responsibilities:
- To be responsible for the Occupational Therapy provision across the waking day curriculum.
- To be accountable as a member of a multi-disciplinary team for pupil outcomes.
- To be responsible for maintaining and improving school standards
- To ensure that pupils have the fullest possible access to the whole curriculum
- To aim to ensure pupils achieve their full potential
- To further the holistic development of the pupil including functional life skills
Key Requirements:
- Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent with licence to practice
- Member of the College of Occupational Therapists
- Member of the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Post-graduate qualification and experience in Sensory Integration, Levels 1 & 2
- Understanding of wide range of physical, perceptual and sensory difficulties associated with ASD, SLCN and associated behaviours
- Knowledge of a range of standardised and functional assessment tools relevant to client group