Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Our client has a fantastic permanent Occupational Therapist Band 5/6 , permanent vacancy in Surrey to support students' ability to participate fully in academic and social activities by helping them develop or improve the skills necessary for daily school functioning. This includes promoting independence, enhancing fine motor and sensory processing skills, and modifying the school environment or tasks to ensure accessibility and success for all students, particularly those with disabilities or developmental delays.

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Occupational Therapist Band 5/6 - Permanent
Salary: £31,049 - £46,580.

Location:

Reigate / Surrey
Client Group:
Specialist Dyslexic School for Children aged 7-16
No Sponsorship available

Job Role:

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate support plans detailed in the pupils EHCP.
To focus and advise on a plan of support for pupils.
To establish realistic goals with the pupil with meaningful outcomes.
To demonstrate the activities or exercises to the pupil or the support staff
To record and maintain the pupils progress through logs of sessions.
To refer a pupil to other specialists such as SALT and liaise with the SEN department for support.
To maintain the occupational therapy setup with high quality resources.
To train or supervise staff in useful techniques to implement in the classroom setting.
To develop a therapy program to support needs (such as fine motor skills) and improve confidence.
To liaise with a pupil's family about the support in place and suggestions of tasks to support at home.
To provide regular updates to the parents and SEN department on pupil support and progress.
To record pupil sessions and any assessments for billing and pass onto the accounts department.
To carry out initial OT assessments and provide reports detailing the outcome of the assessments.
To suggest suitable support and provision for individuals in conjunction with class teachers.
To attend and contribute to pupil Annual reviews and EHCP's.
To support pupils to use a range of different equipment in the classroom environment
To help a pupil fully be supported in their education in the classroom setting.
Take an active role in school life regularly contributing to the school's programme of extra-curricular activities where possible
Attend meetings and major school events, promoting the ethos and reputation of the school to pupils, parents and other external organisations

Qualification:

* Qualified Occupational Therapist

* HCPC Registered

Essential

Skills Required:

Good verbal communication and writing skills.
Good observation skills.
Quick decision-making skills.
Problem-solving skills.
Creative skills needed to create multiple graded activities from a single object or game.
You must be ready to work with the SEN team and class teachers.
Love of working with young people is essential.
Sufficient IT skills to provide report and documentation to a good standard.
Ability to organise and rearrange work tasks.
Confidence to liaise with multi team professionals to best support the pupils needs.

In return Client offers:

* Excellent Salary

* Career opportunity

* Superb Team

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