Occupational Therapist (Grenfell Education Hub)

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea; London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading local authority in London seeks an Occupational Therapist for the Grenfell Education Hub. This role focuses on providing critical support to children and families affected by trauma, aiding their development, and contributing to a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to community healing. Applicants should possess qualifications in Occupational Therapy and a passion for impactful, empathetic care.

Benefits

Regular clinical supervision

Support for professional development

Opportunity to make a meaningful impact

Qualifications

• Experienced in supporting children across developmental stages.
• Familiarity with the SEND Code of Practice is essential.
• Ability to engage with children exhibiting trauma and sensory processing needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic care for children and families impacted by trauma.
• Conduct Occupational Therapy assessments to identify developmental barriers.
• Collaborate with schools and families to foster supportive environments.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Cultural Sensitivity

Adaptability

Education

Qualified Occupational Therapist

Job description

Occupational Therapist (Grenfell Education Hub)

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Job Description

This role sits at the centre of a community deeply impacted by the Grenfell Tower tragedy. As an Occupational Therapist in the Grenfell Education Team, you will work with children, young people, and their families who continue to live with trauma, loss, and disruption. You’ll be part of a wide-reaching, multi-disciplinary team designed to strengthen skills and build confidence across the North Kensington community.

Job Description

This role sits at the centre of a community deeply impacted by the Grenfell Tower tragedy. As an Occupational Therapist in the Grenfell Education Team, you will work with children, young people, and their families who continue to live with trauma, loss, and disruption. You’ll be part of a wide-reaching, multi-disciplinary team designed to strengthen skills and build confidence across the North Kensington community.

Working Style

You’ll be based in the Borough for five days a week, playing a key role in serving the local community. You’ll be part of a dedicated team making a real difference to residents’ lives.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll be part of a trauma-informed, multi-disciplinary team supporting hildren, young people, and families whose lives have been impacted by the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Your role is about helping each young person move forward , developing environments that enable them to interact positively and enhancing networks of support. You will provide the therapeutic care and intervention that enables children not only to cope, but to imagine, to aspire, and to believe in their own potential — on their own terms.

You’ll carry out specialist Occupational Therapy assessments, identifying the barriers trauma can place on learning, development and everyday life. Working with children from as young as 18 months, you’ll collaborate with early years settings, schools and families to create environments that don’t just accommodate need, but actively nurture ambition.

Through one-to-one sessions, parent workshops and staff training, you’ll help equip those around each child to support them with care and consistency. The strategies you introduce will be practical and grounded — but their impact will be lasting, helping children feel capable not just of participation, but of progress.

Alongside this, you’ll contribute to the ongoing development of the Grenfell Education Hub: a place where young people and their families can find support that acknowledges the past while making space for the future. Your work will be about more than recovery — it will be about enabling young people to define their own path.

For further details, please review the Job Description and Person Specification.

What You’ll Bring

You’ll be a qualified Occupational Therapist, registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and experienced in supporting children and young people across a range of developmental stages. You understand that clinical knowledge alone isn’t enough — that what matters most in this role is the ability to listen, to build trust, and to meet each child and family where they are. Your approach is grounded in empathy and shaped by an understanding of how trauma can affect development, behaviour and engagement.

You’re confident in identifying sensory processing needs and applying strategies that work in the real, everyday environments of school and home. You’re familiar with the SEND Code of Practice and know how to work collaboratively with education staff, parents and other professionals in a way that centres the child’s voice and experience.

You bring cultural sensitivity, adaptability and a calm, relational approach to complex situations. You’re also comfortable sharing your knowledge — helping others to feel equipped and confident in supporting children beyond your sessions. Whether delivering training to staff or working alongside a family, you understand the value of consistency, trust and long-term care in helping children find stability and thrive.

Why join us

At RBKC, we’re all in – investing in our people, our communities and our future.

This is a unique opportunity to join the Grenfell Education Team as part of a long-term commitment to children and families still carrying the impact of one of the UK’s most devastating tragedies. You’ll be part of a multi-agency team grounded in trauma-informed practice, working in a space designed for healing, learning and care. We offer a competitive salary, regular clinical supervision, and strong support for your ongoing professional development.

More importantly, you’ll be joining a team that understands the depth of this work — and the quiet significance of doing it well. If you believe in careful, committed, long-term support for children who deserve more than just recovery, we would welcome your application.

Interview Details And Role Requirements

Interviews will be held w/c 7 th July 2025

This role requires an Enhanced DBS with Child and Adults Barred List.

About Us

Kensington and Chelsea is home to diverse communities, thriving businesses and unique local places. Everything we do is focused on supporting our residents, strengthening our approach and creating a fairer borough.

As a competent and caring Council, we take pride in our work every day, ensuring our services are delivered with care and competence. We listen to our residents, act with integrity and work together to build a borough that is greener, safer and fairer for all.

In this role, you’ll help create a future where children are supported not because of what they’ve been through, but because of who they are and who they can become. Whether you’re assessing a child’s needs, guiding a teacher through new strategies, or supporting a family facing uncertainty, your work will contribute to an environment where young people feel safe, understood and able to move forward — with support that honours their experiences without letting those experiences define them.

Ready to join us?

We’re all in – are you? If you share our values and have the skills to contribute, we’d love to hear from you.

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