Occupational Therapy Assistant

moorhouseoxted; Limpsfield; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly holiday provision

Pension scheme

Staff accommodation support

Job summary

Moor House School & College in Oxted, Surrey seeks an enthusiastic Occupational Therapy Assistant to support the delivery of therapy services for students.

You will assist in day-to-day administration and clinical aspects within the Therapy Department, with opportunities to develop skills while working in a large multi-disciplinary team.

Starting salary £27,106 (AFC Band 3) with generous holiday provision, employer pension support, and DBS safeguarding commitments.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working with children or Occupational Therapists is desirable, but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in day-to-day administration and clinical aspects of the Therapy Department.
• Support the delivery of occupational therapy services to Moor House students.

Job description

Salary: Salary AFC Band 3 Starting salary £27,106

Position: Permanent, Full time

Location: Oxted, Surrey

Closing Date: 21/10/2026

We are looking for an enthusiastic self-directed individual to assist in the day-to-day administration and clinical aspects of our Therapy Department.

Moor House School & College is an outstanding residential and day special school for children and young people with significant speech, language and communication needs. Situated close to a mainline station with direct links to London, the school is located in a beautiful rural setting on the Kent and Surrey borders. Moor House provides a differentiated mainstream curriculum to students aged from 7 to 19.

Occupational Therapy Assistant (Permanent)

Salary AFC Band 3 - Starting salary £27,106

We are looking for an enthusiastic self-directed individual to support the delivery of occupational therapy services to Moor House students. This will involve assisting in the day to day administration and clinical aspects of our Therapy Department. Previous experience of working with children or Occupational Therapists is desirable, but not essential.

What are you looking for?

• An exciting opportunity to work in a large multi-disciplinary team.
• An environment that encourages training and professional development opportunities supported by our in house research institute.
• An opportunity to develop and specialise your skills working with children in a dynamic, well-supported team.

These positions offer generous family friendly holiday provision and employer support available for staff seeking shared accommodation. In addition, a stakeholder pension scheme is available with staff contributions matched by the School up to a generous capped limit.

Moor House School & College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment. All applicants will be screened, including checks with past employers and with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Moor House School opened in June 1947 and was the first school of its kind. It was set up by Dr Worster-Drought, a neurologist and Mrs Hudson Smith, a speech therapist and Principal of the West End School for Speech Therapy, London.

Moor House School & College is a highly specialist educational placement which provides individualised, targeted, and specialist education to a specific population of children who have significant and pervasive language disorders and/or speech disorders with average learning potential. The school therefore meets the needs of a discrete pupil population and undertakes very careful and detailed assessment before offering any pupil a place.

At Moor House School and College, we take the safety and welfare of all our students very seriously. Find out more about our Team.

Specialising in supporting children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (DLD) we offer a personalised, therapeutic and ambitious curriculum from Key stage 2 through to Post-16. Every pupil follows an individualised pathway that builds confidence, communication, independence and achievement.