Occupational Therapist

Aspris Children's Services; Ledbury; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Reward scheme

Blue Light Card

Ongoing training & career progression

Enhanced DBS paid

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Aspris Children's Services is seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to support children and young people with autism and complex needs at Queenswood School and Talocher School in Herefordshire. The role offers part-time (2–3 days per week) or full-time (5 days) options across two sites.

You will assess, plan and deliver occupational therapy focused on education, health and wellbeing, working within a multi-disciplinary team and providing bespoke student programmes.

Qualifications

• Qualified and registered Occupational Therapist.
• Experience working with paediatric populations or autism spectrum disorders.
• Strong understanding of sensory processing and its impact on daily living with education focus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct specialist assessments and develop intervention plans for children and young people.
• Deliver 1:1 or group therapy sessions and train therapy colleagues.
• Collaborate with education, residential services and health professionals to provide holistic support.
• Monitor progress and write reports to support regulation, motor skills and self-care development.

Skills

Registered Occupational Therapist

Child development knowledge

Sensory processing awareness

Job description

There is no better time to start a career within our Therapy team than now!

Would you like secure employment where you can progress your career?

If you would like to build a career that gives you genuine sense of achievement and fulfilment knowing that you can have a positive impact on the young people we support, then look no further and

Queenswood School and Talocher School are looking for an enthusiastic qualified Occupational Therapist with a passion to make a difference for children and young people with a diagnosis of Autism and associated complex needs. You will demonstrate an understanding of occupational performance and its essential role in enabling children's access to education and promoting the health and wellbeing of children and young people.

This role is available on a part-time basis (2 to 3 days per week) - being based at a single school; or on a full-time basis (5 days per week) - supporting both schools...

About the Schools:

Queenswood School is set across two sites in a beautiful rural location in Herefordshire. We are an Independent Specialist day school specialising in the education and care of children and young people between the age of 11 to 19 years who are diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum.

Talocher School offers a broad and balanced curriculum, aligned to the Curriculum for Wales (CfW) for young people aged 9 to 16 years. Building trust, individual resilience, emotional regulation and communication skills is central to our ethos. We provide a caring and supportive learning environment for learners with ASD, ADHD and other associated Additional learning Needs (ALN).

Our benefits include :

• Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
• Blue Light Card
• Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
• Paid for enhanced DBS
• Cycle to work scheme and more!

What you'll be doing:

Our children and young people experience sensory processing difficulties, and you will demonstrate an understanding and awareness of how this can impact upon their ability to function within their daily lives and how Occupational Therapy can support regulation to enable meaningful and fulfilling activity. You will possess a caring attitude and a desire to improve the outcomes for our young people across all areas of occupation with an educational focus.

You will become a valued team member and be motived to provide the best Occupational Therapy service to children and young people in our multi-disciplinary team. We work closely with colleagues across educational, residential services and external colleagues in health and social care to provide a holistic child-centred service. As a multi-disciplinary team, we work in a variety of locations to improve the lives of young people we educate within both of our school settings.

The role will involve completing specialist in-depth assessments and intervention plans for young people across a range of occupational needs. This will include completing a range of observational assessments, standardised assessments, directly working with students 1:1 or groups, delivering colleague training and collaboratively working with therapy assistants. You will be involved in monitoring progress, writing reports and delivering bespoke student programmes to support regulation, motor skills and development of self-care, leisure and life skills for the future.

As an Occupational Therapist you will be working with young people who have autism, learning disabilities and complex needs. You will be based between Queenswood School and Talocher School, and will need to be flexible on occasions, to meet the needs of the young people, when required.

About you:

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who is able to deliver child-centred and holistic Occupational Therapy to facilitate engagement in activity. You will be offered regular clinical supervision and specialist support provided through Aspris professional networks. We are looking for a candidate who possesses excellent communication skills and can convey sensitive information to our young people, their families, and other professionals. You will possess excellent time management skills, be self-motivated, with the ability to organise and prioritise your work to meet deadlines within the department.

• Are you a qualified and registered Occupational Therapist?
• Do you have a passion for developing your knowledge of child development and sensory processing needs?
• Are you committed to continually developing your clinical competencies and skills?
• Do you have placement experience of working within paediatric, learning disability or Autism services during your training?
• Do you have other experiences of working or volunteering with children and young people with a diagnosis of Autism and complex needs?
• Do you have an understanding or experience of working with children and young people who may present with sensory processing needs or distress behaviours?

This is a fantastic opportunity for you join our highly specialist school and work with a team that is dedicated to the young people who attend our schools and children's homes.

If you want to progress your career, Aspris will help you get there.

Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.