Occupational Therapist

Alfriston School, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2TS

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  15 May 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £36,495.00 - £45,072.00 Annually (FTE) £36,495 - £45,072 (Depending on Experience) Pro Rata. Actual Salary £16,664 - £20,556 Per Annum

Occupational Therapist job summary

Role: Occupational Therapist

Salary: Bucks Pay Range 6-7 ISN 31-40 £36,495 - £45,072 (Depending on Experience) Pro Rata. Actual Salary £16,664 - £20,556 Per Annum

Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time Only (39 Weeks)

Hours: 3 Days Per Week (22.5 Hours) 8.30am-4.30pm

Start Date: As Soon As Available

Are you passionate about helping children with special educational needs thrive? We are looking for a dedicated Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic, child-centred team at Alfriston School. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact on the lives of children and young people with a range of learning, sensory, and physical needs.

Alfriston School is a specialist SEN school providing tailored education and therapy for children with moderate learning difficulties, sensory processing difficulties, physical disabilities, and complex needs. We take a holistic and multi-disciplinary approach, ensuring every child receives the support they need to succeed.

As an Occupational Therapist in our school, you will assess and support students with sensory, motor, and functional challenges. Develop individualised therapy plans to enhance independence and engagement in learning. Work collaboratively with teachers, parents, and multi-disciplinary teams. Provide training and guidance to school staff on best OT practices. Use creative and evidence-based approaches to support students’ development.

What We’re Looking For:

• A degree in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration
• Experience or a strong interest in working with children with SEN
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• A proactive and compassionate approach to therapy

If you are an experienced practitioner and want to contribute to the health and welfare of our students, we want to hear from you!

Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children which will be reflected throughout recruitment. The selected candidate will be required to provide suitable references and undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before taking up the post.

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About Alfriston School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• School size: 159 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Alfriston School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alfriston-school

Alfriston is an outstanding Special School with Academy status for girls aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties and speech and language and communication difficulties. We currently have 164 girls on roll. All the pupils have an Education Health Care Plan and are taught in small groups and with additional support. Our staff are specialist subject teachers and are experienced in working with a range of special needs and abilities.



Pupils attend Alfriston from all over Buckinghamshire and some neighbouring counties. We also have weekly boarding provision for 20 pupils.



We consider the staff team as our most valuable resource. Training and development is a high priority in the school. There is also personal support given to staff to manage the diverse and challenging work needed to support pupils with significant special needs. At present there are 70 staff employed at the school working in the teaching, support, residential and administrative teams. We are proud of the excellent standard of education provided at Alfriston.

WHY WORK FOR ALFRISTON SCHOOL?

Alfriston School is based in Beaconsfield. The school benefits from outstanding modern facilities, all of our classrooms are fully equipped with interactive screens and access to class sets of laptops or iPads. All teachers are provided with a laptop that is renewed every three years. The school enjoys a recently modernised performing arts and music facilities that include the use of a dance studio, sound/recording studio and performance space, along with our exceptional sports facilities that caters for a range of indoor and outdoor activities including mountain biking, trampolining, cycling, football and many others. The school also enjoys use of its spacious swimming pool designed by a bespoke architect, as part of an upgrade of the sports facilities at Alfriston, the architects developed a concertina-like roof structure that echoes the shape of the pitched roofs on other buildings in the area causing minimal sound reverberation which is beneficial for the use of our students with their Special Educational Needs.

Alfriston offers a wide and diverse range of professional development opportunities for staff, including the opportunity to train with Astra School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT), a local Ofsted-outstanding school-centred teacher training provider.

Alfriston School also offers staff:

• A friendly working environment

• Supportive and caring colleagues

• Excellent opportunities for professional development

• Onsite parking

• Transport links (Chiltern Line and close to the M40)

• Discount on hire of selected school facilities

• Close to local amenities

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