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Occupational Therapist
Oaklands is an outstanding special school serving the London Borough of Hounslow that provides specialist education to students with severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple difficulties and autism aged 4-19. We have a Primary school (New Oaks), and a Secondary school (High Oaks). We are based across two different sites with both our school buildings offering state-of-the-art facilities for our students.
We are looking to appoint a qualified band 5 or band 6 Occupational Therapist to join a growing therapy team at Oaklands in working directly with young people to support them accessing education.
The ideal candidate will have 2 years’ experience working with young adults who have very complex needs including PMLD, SLD and autism. You will be able to design and deliver sensory integration programmes. You will liaise with service providers and parents to ensure that therapy is delivered as required at school and home.
Oaklands School Therapy Team is led by our Therapy Team Lead. The successful candidate will join the therapy team at Oaklands and work across both our 2 sites. This is an exciting opportunity to develop specialist clinical skills and embed yourself in the school community to support our children and young people in achieving the best functional outcomes.
We value our employees and offer excellent training and support as well as a pension scheme, employee assistance programme, and many other well-being benefits. These include our onsite gym, showering facilities and a coffee shop with discounted barista coffee. We also offer freshly prepared hot and cold lunches which are available to purchase from our onsite kitchen, shop and café at our Gresham Road site.
Oaklands is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work at the school is expected to share this commitment. This position is subject to a satisfactory fully enhanced DBS check and references being received in a timely manner. Social media checks will be carried out for all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. All positions are subject to the satisfactory completion of a 26 working week probation period.
Details of this post are available on the school’s website.
Visits to the school are welcome. Please contact the HR department for an appointment by calling the school.
To apply, please complete and email the application form to HR.
Please ensure that you explain clearly in your application how you meet the person specification.
Closing Date: 9am Friday 20th March 2026
Interview Date: Tuesday 23rd March 2026
Pay Scale: Hounslow Pay Scales S01 point 21 – P04 point 38
NHS Band 5 – 6 equivalent
Actual Salary: £33,875 - £47,613
Contract Type: Term time plus 2 weeks (41 weeks)
Hours of work: 36 Hours per week
The successful candidate will be required to attend a pre-employment induction including safeguarding assessment.
CV’s will not be accepted. NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Safeguarding Statement
Oaklands is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work at the school is expected to share this commitment. This position is subject to a satisfactory fully enhanced DBS check and references being received. All appointments at Oaklands School are subject to the employee successfully completing a 26 working week probation period. Applicants are advised to read the Oaklands pay policy while considering their application.