Overview
Senior Occupational Therapist role at Witherslack Group. Based at Luxborough Court School, a brand-new purpose-built school registered for 150 pupils aged 5-19 with autism.
Responsibilities
* Support educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic living and learning environments and, based on clinical assessment and formulation, offer individualised interventions and engagement to our young people.
* Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary clinical team to ensure therapeutic support permeates every aspect of the education, care and support we offer all of our children and young people.
* Provide consultation, workshops, training and guidance to educational and residential teams around our children.
What We Do For You
* Training: A full induction and on the job training
* Holiday: Full school holidays including bank holidays
* Clinical Development: A leading programme of clinical learning and development
* Flexible benefits: option to adjust benefits such as life insurance
* Wellbeing: wellbeing tools and employee assistance
* Medical cover: cover costs for items like opticians or dentist appointments and access to discounts
* Working environments: high-quality facilities in our schools
* Refer-a-friend: £1,000 bonus when applicable
Bring Your Whole Self To Work
Our young people come from diverse backgrounds with different needs, and our workforce reflects that diversity. The kind of person we’re looking for will:
* Be a qualified Occupational Therapist registered with the HCPC
* Be a specialist with skills in delivering therapeutic interventions for children and young people with complex needs
* Have experience supporting teams around a child or young person to ensure clinically informed living and learning environments and experiences
* Be a confident, engaging and effective model, guide, leader and trainer
* Be highly organised and proactive
* Be committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young people
* Be a member of a multi-disciplinary team, receiving regular supervision and supported in your CPD
* Have lengthy sector experience and a background in team supervision
* Be a car driver, as there’s some travel involved
This is a great opportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact on their future. You’ll be supported with supervision, a clinical development programme and access to a 220+ strong team of multidisciplinary clinical colleagues.
Interested in joining us? Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.
The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (cost covered) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
For a full job description and person specification, please click here.
Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD
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Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Industries: Education Administration Programs
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