Overview
£37,602 - £45,426 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefits. This role is based at Lakeside School for 3-days-per-week, covering a maternity leave until June 2026. Lakeside School is an independent, specialist day school providing high quality education for boys and girls, meeting the needs of pupils with special educational needs including ADHD, autism, speech, language & communication difficulties and social & emotional difficulties. Our clinicians are a crucial part of the most joined-up model in SEND, providing clinical support across specialist schools and children\'s homes.
As part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team, you will support educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic living and learning environments. Based on clinical assessment and formulation, you will offer individualised interventions and engagement to our young people.
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 reward you with a competitive salary and benefits package. You\'ll have:
* Full induction and on-the-job training
* Fully paid school holidays including bank holidays
* Clinical development through an ongoing programme of learning and development
* Flexible benefits (e.g., life insurance options)
* Wellbeing tools and employee assistance
* Medical cover (optician/dentist claims and high-street discounts)
* Beautiful working environments with excellent facilities
* A £1,000 bonus via our \'bring your whole self to work\' scheme for referrals
We celebrate diversity and inclusion; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities and abilities. If you need adjustments to support you through recruitment or in the workplace, we will assist you throughout the process.
Responsibilities
* Be a qualified Occupational Therapist registered with the HCPCH
* Experience delivering therapeutic interventions for children and young people with complex needs
* Experience supporting teams to provide clinically informed living and learning environments
* Be a confident, engaging model, leader and trainer; provide supervision and guidance
* Be highly organized and proactive to ensure the best outcomes for young people
* Embed clinical development and collaborate with a 220+ strong multidisciplinary team
About us
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 and welcome 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 / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD
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