Occupational Therapist - Band 5

The Rise Partnership Trust, London, NW10 3NT

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  19 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £36,585.00 - £39,276.00 Annually (FTE) Actual starting salary (pro rata), £35,357.48 including SEN Allowance. GLPC Point 20 - 25 depending on Experience

Occupational Therapist - Band 5 job summary

The Rise Partnership Trust (RPT) is a growing trust, currently consisting of three (3) specialist educational settings: Manor School, The Avenue School and Wembley Manor. The trust caters for primary and secondary pupils and has a committed, well-established therapy team.

Our effective multi-disciplinary collaboration and embedding of therapy provision has been recognised as an ‘Area of Excellence’ by Challenge Partners. This was also highlighted in the recent Ofsted reports for Manor School and The Avenue School:

Teachers, support staff and the therapy team […] work collaboratively to devise a highly skilled approach to supporting pupils. Together, they ensure that pupils’ needs are fully identified and learning is suitably adapted to help them meet their targets. This enables pupils to achieve exceptionally well.’ (Manor School Ofsted report 2025)

‘The speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and inclusion team all work in unison with the teaching staff.’ ‘Parents […] said that the teachers and therapists are wonderful in supporting their children’s learning and development, and in supporting them as parents.’

(Avenue School Ofsted report 2023)

The Rise Partnership Trust offers:

• an established Therapy team (OTs and SaLTs) who are passionate about embedding therapy into the school setting
• the opportunity to work collaboratively with families, class teams as well as the wider multi-agency support team (e.g. Family Support Practitioner, Behaviour Analysts/Inclusion Practitioners and intervention specialists)
• a robust induction programme and rich CPD offer, including internal and external training as well as regular clinical supervision
• a varied caseload across 5 Key Stages (EYFS, KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4)
• well-resourced learning environments
• a competitive salary, pension and excellent holiday entitlement

The successful applicant will ideally:

• have experience working with a neurodivergent population
• be a committed, friendly, and enthusiastic team player
• be a reflective practitioner who is looking to build on their existing clinical skills and develop their specialism in a SEND setting

We welcome TNQPs to apply.

For more information regarding the role please contact the Lead Occupational Therapist Brooke Steer: brooke.steer@therisepartnershiptrust.co.uk

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Rise Partnership Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-rise-partnership-trust

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