Occupational Therapist
Oaklands School, Hounslow, TW3 4BX58 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 September 2025 at 9am
Date listed
3 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 41 weeks per year 36 hours per week term time (plus 2)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £41,516 - £47,000
What skills and experience we're looking for
Oaklands is an outstanding special school serving the London Borough of Hounslow that provides specialist education to students with severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties and autism. Oaklands is at an exciting point in its development. High Oaks is situated on Gresham Road in a purpose-built new school building. New Oaks Primary operates in a newly refurbished building in Woodlands Road Isleworth. Both schools offer state of the art facilities for our students.
We are looking to appoint a qualified Occupational Therapist to join a growing therapy team at Oaklands in working directly with young people to support them accessing education.
The ideal candidate will have 2 years’ experience of working in a specialist school for young adults who have very complex needs including PMLD, SLD and autism along with NHS Band 6 Occupational Therapy experience. You will be able to design and deliver sensory integration programmes. You will liaise with service providers and parents to ensure that therapy is delivered as required at school and home.
Oaklands School Therapy Team is led by our Therapy Team Lead. The successful candidate will join the therapy team at Oaklands and work across both our 2 sites. This is an exciting opportunity to develop specialist clinical skills and embed yourself in the school community to support our children and young people in achieving the best functional outcomes.
What the school offers its staff
We value our employees and offer excellent training and support as well as a pension scheme, employee assistance programme, and many other well-being benefits. These include our onsite gym, showering facilities and a coffee shop with discounted barista coffee. We also offer freshly prepared hot and cold lunches which are available to purchase from our onsite kitchen, shop and café.
Oaklands is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work at the school is expected to share this commitment. This position is subject to a satisfactory fully enhanced DBS check and references being received. Social media checks will be carried out for all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. All positions are subject to the satisfactory completion of a 26 working week probation period.
Details of this post are available on the school’s website: www.oaklands.hounslow.sch.uk Visits to the school are welcome. Please contact the HR department for an appointment on hr@oaklands.uk.net or by calling the school on 020 8560 3569 (option 3).
To apply, please complete and email the application form to HR@oaklands.uk.net
Please ensure that you explain clearly in your application how you meet the person specification.
Closing Date: 9am on Monday 8th September 2025
Interview Date: Tuesday 16th September 2025
Pay Scale: Hounslow Pay Scales P03 (Point 33) to P05 (Point 39)
Actual Salary: £41,516 - £47,000
Contract Type: Term time plus 2 weeks (41 weeks)
Hours of work: 36 Hours per week
Induction: The successful candidate will be required to attend a pre-employment induction
CV’s will not be accepted. NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Oaklands School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, teaching and non-teaching (including temporary and supply staff), governors and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful applicants for all vacancies will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr@oaklands.uk.net
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Oaklands School
- School type
- Special school, ages 4 to 19
- School size
- 267 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Oaklands School website
- Email address
- hr@oaklands.uk.net
- Phone number
- 02085603569
Oaklands is an ‘outstanding’ special school serving the London Borough of Hounslow that provides specialist education to students with severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple difficulties and autism aged 4-19.
We have a Primary school (New Oaks), and a Secondary school (High Oaks). We are based across two different sites with both our school buildings offering state of the art facilities for our students and we serve a socially and ethnically diverse population, with children coming from within Hounslow and the surrounding Boroughs.
Arranging a visit to Oaklands School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@oaklands.uk.net.
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