Occupational Therapist (PSTE)
Actual Salary: £36,371.06 - £41,440.19
FTE £44,567.36 - £50,778.82 (salary includes a £2k market supplement)
Dependent on relevant skills and experience
40 Hours per week, 37 weeks per year
We are seeking to appoint an Occupational Therapist to join the team at Coleg Plas Dwbl to work with specific or small groups of students based on assessments of the student’s support and developmental needs.
The main purpose of the role is:
* To advise and train college staff on the use of Ruskin Mill’s unique method of Practical Skills Therapeutic (PSTE) and the Steiner Waldorf Curriculum as interventions to meet the students’ sensory and self-regulation needs as identified in the EHC plan.
* To deliver individual or group interventions as identified in the EHC plan using the outdoors, natural materials and the natural environment and nature.
* To validate and document student progress by being immersed in PSTE and the Steiner Curriculum utilising their expertise in sensory profiles and sensory integration.
To provide occupational therapy services for the college which secures its success and continuous improvement, ensuring high quality education for all its students and the highest standards of learning and achievement in accordance with statutory and Ofsted requirements and the vision, and method of Ruskin Mill Trust. This includes ensuring the development of the college as a contemporary Rudolf Steiner provision for children and young people with complex learning needs
In order to be successful in this role you will:
* Qualified to degree level in Occupational Therapy
* Registered with HCPC
* Qualified in Sensory Integration is highly desired, however, not essential.
* Experience of working with students who have autistic spectrum conditions and other learning differences, sensory integration and have a knowledge of specialist education.
* A flexible and professional approach is required
* Be able to demonstrate strong communication and time management skills
Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.
In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.
Full details of our benefits can be viewed on www.rmt.org/careers
Coleg Plas Dwbl sits on biodynamic farmland at the foot of the Preseli Mountains in the Welsh countryside. The 100-acre location offers a wealth of natural materials that are used in our curriculum crafts. These include clay for pottery, slate and stone, and wool from the sheep. Coleg Plas Dwbl’s signature craft is textiles.
Coleg Plas Dwbl is part of Ruskin Mill Trust.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.