Overview
£45,123 - £53,603 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefits. Those Huge Small Victories
Our clinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.
This role is based at Luxborough Court School, a purpose-built school registered for 150 pupils aged 5-19 with autism. The site features a large sports hall with changing facilities, a bespoke 6th form suite, extensive outdoor space, a central courtyard garden, and separate secondary and junior playgrounds with a multi-use games area. We are a multi-disciplinary team providing joined-up clinical support across our specialist schools and children\'s homes, with young people who have complex needs including developmental trauma, neuro-developmental conditions and special educational needs.
As part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team you will 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. Our Occupational Therapists work collaboratively within our schools and children\'s homes to ensure therapeutic support permeates every aspect of education, care and support. You will provide consultation, workshops, training and guidance to the educational and residential teams around our children.
What we do for you
We know you\'re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the sector. With us, you\'ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people - plus you\'ll get:
* Training: A full induction and on the job training
* Holiday: You\'ll work hard at WG, so you\'ll be rewarded with full school holidays including bank holidays
* Clinical Development: If career growth and professional advancement is your thing, we provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development
* Flexible benefits: Meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance - check out our benefits here
* Wellbeing: A host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
* Medical cover: You can claim back the cost of things like an optician or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
* Beautiful working environments: With the very best facilities - check out our schools here
* A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time
Bring your whole self to work
Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and 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
* Have experience and be skilled in delivering therapeutic interventions for children and young people with complex needs
* Need experience of supporting teams around a child or young person to ensure they are being provided with 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
This is a great opportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact on their future. Embedded within our living and learning environments you will be offered the support, resource and platform for you to do great things. You\'ll benefit from supervision, a clinical development programme and access to a 220+ strong team of multi-disciplinary clinical colleagues who will be with you every step of the way.
Interested in joining us?
At Witherslack Group, inclusion is part of who we are. We\'re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, valued and that they truly belong. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. If you need any adjustments to support you through the recruitment process or in the workplace, we\'ll be there every step of the way.
By building a diverse and inclusive team, we\'re better able to support the children, young people and families we serve and ensure every member of our team can thrive, grow, and be their authentic self.
The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) 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. To view our ex-offenders policy please click here. To view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the "Parents and Carers" section of this School/Learning centre. You can find all our Schools here. Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD
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