R2282 - Occupational Therapist

Salary
£28,.20 (Benchmarked to NHS band scales, dependent on experience)

Job type
Full time, 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only

Location
St Dominic's School, Malthouse Lane, Hambledon, Surrey

St Dominic’s School is a highly regarded special school in Surrey, set within 56 acres of serene, wooded grounds offering plenty of space for recreational activities. The school caters to pupils and Sixth Form students aged 7 to 19, supporting a diverse range of academic abilities and complex needs.

Our school is proud to offer a comprehensive range of in-house therapeutic services, including Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Sensory Integration, all delivered by a team of qualified professionals. This extensive therapeutic support ensures that each student can access the curriculum at a level that suits their individual needs, helping them reach their full potential. Additionally, we provide purpose-built medical facilities with qualified nursing staff on site every day.

St Dominic’s has earned recognition for its commitment to excellence, achieving Advanced Autism Accreditation, the prestigious Arts Council ‘Artsmark’ Silver Award, and the prestigious Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM) which celebrates our commitment to excellence in primary science.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and strongly motivated individual to join our experienced team providing intensive specialist support for pupils and students. We seek an Occupational Therapist who wants to develop their career, skills and knowledge in a specialist educational setting.

This is a unique opportunity to develop clinical skills within an educational environment, offering the chance to work collaboratively with a range of professionals and to use therapeutic skills creatively to meet the needs of pupils and students. In return we offer excellent support from colleagues and staff, commitment to CPD, access to internal and external training.

If you believe you can help our learners to fulfil their potential at school, at home and in their communities and are looking for a fresh challenge, then this role may be just what you are looking for.

• To be responsible for the Occupational Therapy provision across the waking day curriculum.
• To be accountable as a member of a multi-disciplinary team for pupil outcomes.
• To be responsible for maintaining and improving school standards
• To ensure that pupils have the fullest possible access to the whole curriculum
• To aim to ensure pupils achieve their full potential
• To further the holistic development of the pupil including functional life skills

• Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent with licence to practice
• Member of the College of Occupational Therapists
• Member of the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Understanding of wide range of physical, perceptual and sensory difficulties associated with ASD, SLCN and associated behaviours
• Knowledge of a range of standardised and functional assessment tools relevant to client group

We are committed to promoting and advancing equality of opportunity by attracting and retaining the most diverse range of students, staff and partners.

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace for all.

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.