Senior Occupational Therapist
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30+ days ago
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Job Summary
49717 - 57413 (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.
Get out what you put in
This role is based at Greenholm School.
Having joined Witherslack Group in 2022 Greenholm School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education based in South West London. The school meets the needs of pupils with autism and additional needs such as ADHD speech and language difficulties sensory issues and associated behavioural difficulties and was recently rated Good by Ofsted.
Our clinicians are a crucial part of the most joined-up model in SEND. Across all of our specialist schools and childrens homes we provide unrivalled levels of clinical support both in terms of our expertise andbreadth of provision. Our young people present with a complexity of need including developmental trauma neuro-developmental conditions and special educational needs.
As part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team you will be supporting 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 Senior Occupational Therapists work collaboratively within our schools and childrens homes this ensures that therapeutic support permeates every aspect of the education care and support we offer all of our children and young people. You will provide consultation workshops training and guidance to the educational and residential teams around our children.
What we do for you
We know youre 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 youll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people plus youll get:
Training: A full induction and on the job training
Holiday: Youll work hard at WG so youll 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 benefitshereWellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities check out our schoolshere
A recommend a friend scheme that offers a 1000 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 so that our teams can engage encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. The kind of person were looking for will:
Be a qualified Occupational Therapist registered with the HCPC
Be a specialist 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
trainerBe highly organised and ready to take the initiative
Be committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young people
Be a member of a multi-disciplinary team receiving regular supervision and supported in your CPD
Have lengthy sector experience and a background in team supervision are all vital
Be a car driver as theres some travel involved
This is a great opportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact on their within our living and learning environments you will be offered thesupport resource and platform for you to do great things. Youll 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
Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want with a purpose-led employer in an environment that allows you to be yourself.
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.
Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Body Mechanics
- Early Intervention
- Acute Care
- Communication skills
- HIPAA
- Autism Experience
- Computer Literacy
- Pediatrics Experience
- Home Care
- Heavy Lifting
- Patient Service Experience
- Medicare
About Company
Witherslack Group is the leading provider of specialist education for young people with special educational needs. Also providing SEND advice and support.
