About the role
Occupational Therapist – Specialist Education Setting
Location: Wakefield Contract: Permanent Hours: Full-Time Salary: £37,602 - £45,426 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefits
Our client is seeking a passionate and dedicated Occupational Therapist to join their clinical team in Wakefield. This rewarding opportunity offers the chance to make a genuine difference to the lives of children and young people with complex needs within a highly supportive specialist education environment.
The school is an independent specialist day school providing high-quality education for boys and girls with a wide range of complex learning needs, social and emotional difficulties, and challenging behaviours. Working as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team, you will play a key role in creating therapeutic learning environments that enable pupils to achieve positive outcomes and reach their full potential.
Key Responsibilities: • Provide high-quality occupational therapy assessments and interventions for children and young people with complex needs. • Deliver individualised, outcome-focused therapeutic programmes based on clinical assessment and formulation. • Support educational and residential colleagues in creating therapeutic learning and living environments. • Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to ensure therapeutic support is embedded throughout the school. • Provide consultation, advice, workshops, training, and guidance to education and care staff. • Support pupils with developmental trauma, neurodevelopmental conditions, and special educational needs. • Contribute to the ongoing development of therapeutic services and clinical practice within the school. • Help maximise pupil engagement, independence, wellbeing, and participation in education.
Requirements: • Qualified Occupational Therapist registered with the HCPC. • Experience delivering therapeutic interventions for children and young people with complex needs. • Experience supporting teams around a child or young person to create clinically informed learning and living environments. • Strong understanding of developmental trauma, neurodevelopmental conditions, SEN, and SEMH needs. • Confident, engaging, and effective communicator, trainer, and role model. • Highly organised with excellent planning and prioritisation skills. • Committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
Why Join Our Client? • Competitive salary of £37,602 - £45,426, including paid school holidays. • Full school holiday entitlement, including bank holidays. • Comprehensive induction and ongoing training programme. • Industry-leading clinical development and career progression opportunities. • Regular clinical supervision and access to a network of over 220 multidisciplinary clinical professionals. • Flexible benefits package including life assurance options. • Employee wellbeing support and assistance programmes. • Healthcare cash plan covering optical, dental, and other medical expenses. • Access to high-street discounts and employee benefits. • £1,000 refer-a-friend bonus scheme. • Beautiful specialist school environment with excellent facilities.
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