Occupational Therapist (FT) - (Manchester SEN Schools)
Job Reference: horizoncare/TP/887/1095
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hrs per week (TT only)
Location: Manchester area (Oldham, Rochdale, Wigan)
Closing Date: 23/06/2026
Job Category: Therapies
Region / Division: North
Business Unit: Education
Job Introduction
Role: Occupational Therapist, working across 3 SEN schools in the Manchester area based in Oldham, Rochdale, and Wigan.
We are recruiting for a Full Time Occupational Therapist to work across our 3 SEN schools based in the Manchester area. Newly qualified candidates will be accepted. We provide a focus on working with children and support the upcoming expansion and opening of new schools.
You must hold a full driving licence and have a relevant Degree Qualification in Occupational Therapy.
We expect you to deliver evidence-based, therapeutic care in line with Horizon’s SHINE Therapeutic Model of Care, working across multiple schools as part of a Multidisciplinary team supporting young people with social, emotional, mental health needs and neurodiverse conditions such as ASD. You will also provide advice, modelling and support to our education teams.
Responsibilities
* Deliver evidence-based therapeutic and psychologically informed care in line with Horizon’s Values and SHINE Therapeutic Model of Care.
* Undertake OT assessments of young people to identify individual needs and develop and provide delivery of individualised and group-based intervention programmes.
* Provide specialist OT advice and guidance to young people’s plans including behaviour plans, teaching plans, risk assessments and EHCPs.
* Develop and contribute to the development, delivery, and evaluation of therapeutic training to all staff in the organisation.
* Use outcome and evaluation tools to measure the effectiveness of services and report this data to the Head of SEND.
* Provide specialist knowledge of OT principles and techniques through consultation and guidance to other colleagues within Horizon.
* Attend regular team meetings and CPD days with other colleagues.
Benefits
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Closing date for this role is 23rd June; we reserve the right to close this job early.
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