Specialist Occupational Therapist

The Eden Academy, Uxbridge, UB8 3BF

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  21 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  3 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £34,918.00 - £40,816.00 Annually (Actual) Pro rata salary. 36 hours per week, 40 weeks. Special schools allowance £1303. NHS band 6 equivalent

Specialist Occupational Therapist job summary

Specialist Occupational Therapist

Specialist Therapist Salary £34,918 - £40,816 plus Special schools' allowance £1303

(pro rata salary 36 hours p/w, 40 weeks term time only)

NHS band 6 equivalent

Term-time (part time available)

Note that the location will be confirmed at a later stage

The Eden Academy Trust

Each of the seven SEN schools in the Eden Academy Trust specialises in meeting the educational needs of children and young people with a range of learning disabilities including those who are autistic, and those who have physical or sensory needs.

Occupational Therapy

We passionately believe that therapies, including occupational therapy, are a vital part of school life and help our pupils access their education. Our amazing team of occupational therapists help each pupil achieve as much independence as possible within their activities of daily living.

The Role

To support our recent growth, we are looking for therapists to join us. The team has a high level of experience and is eager to support new graduates, new therapists with different levels of experience and welcome more senior therapists with experience.

You will join a friendly and supportive team of professionals. Your caseload will be varied with pupils between 4 to 19 years old and you will have the opportunity to work with a wide spectrum of disabilities covering all aspects of occupational therapy.

The team works hand in hand with other therapists, and the school teaching staff, to deliver therapy in our SEN special schools. This will involve assessment, advice, delivery of treatment sessions and service development. You may also contribute to therapy outreach services for schools outside the Eden Academy Trust.

Regular supervision and opportunities for career development are embedded standards in our team. We also ensure that all therapists have a varied caseload to support their professional and career development.

Applicants

We will expect that applicants would be:

qualified and HPCP registered occupational therapists

comfortable to work with children and young people with learning disabilities

passionate about delivering a high standard of care

creative and flexible in their approach.

Applicants for the specialist and senior positions are expected to have experience in paediatric occupational therapy and have transferrable skills applicable to the position they apply for please.

Further information

Job share and part-time hours may be considered.

CLOSING DATE: 21st February 2025

INTERVIEWS: 24th February 2025

Contact

If you would like an informal discussion or further information, please contact Becky Lovelock – rebecca.lovelock@theedenacademy.co.uk

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About The Eden Academy

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Eden Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-eden-academy (opens in new tab)

At the Eden Academy Trust we specialise in meeting the educational needs of children and young adults with a range of learning disabilities including those who are autistic and those who have physical or sensory needs.

A family of schools

We have grown slowly and thoughtfully to become a family of schools who work together to blend the best educational and therapeutic practice.

Our team approach ensures we work closely with families and carers to identify and meet all the needs of our pupils.

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