Overview
£43,809 - £52,042 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefits. Those Huge Small Victories. This role is based at Luxborough Court School.
Luxborough Court School is a purpose-built school registered for 150 pupils aged 5-19 with autism. There is a large sports hall with changing facilities (the site was formally a Premier League football club's training ground), a bespoke 6th form suite plus a number of other smaller individual spaces used for therapeutic intervention and bespoke support. The School benefits from extensive outdoor space plus a large central courtyard garden in the centre of the school and separate secondary and junior playgrounds, with a multi-use games area.
Our clinicians are a crucial part of the most joined-up model in SEND. Across all of our specialist schools and children's homes, we provide unrivalled levels of clinical support, both in terms of our expertise and breadth of provision. Our young people present with a complexity of need including developmental trauma, neuro-developmental conditions and special educational needs.
As part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team you will be supporting 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.
Our Occupational Therapists work collaboratively within our schools and children's homes, this ensures that therapeutic support permeates every aspect of the education, care and support we offer all of our children and young people. You will provide consultation, workshops, training and guidance to the educational and residential teams around our children.
Responsibilities
* Be part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team supporting 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.
* Provide consultation, workshops, training and guidance to educational and residential teams around our children.
Qualifications
* Be a qualified Occupational Therapist registered with the HCPC.
* Have experience and be skilled in delivering therapeutic interventions for children and young people with complex needs.
* Experience of 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 ready to take the initiative.
* Be committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young people.
What we offer
* 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: You can adjust benefits such as life insurance; see our benefits here
* Wellbeing: Wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
* Medical cover: Coverage for items like opticians or dentist appointments and high-street discounts
* Beautiful working environments: With the best facilities — check out our schools here
* A recommend a friend scheme offering a £1,000 bonus
Equality and Safeguarding
Bring your whole self to work. We are an inclusive employer and commit to safeguarding and the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (cost covered) and an online search. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, identities and abilities. If you need adjustments to support you through the recruitment process or in the workplace, we will support you.
The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. We are an equal opportunities employer and are proud to be recognised as inclusive.
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