Occupational Therapist – SEN School
@Mind Professionals posted 6 months ago Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Jobs ID 41300
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Band Flexible
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Profession Occupational Therapist
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Role type Permanent
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Profession Category Allied Healthcare
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Job Description
Occupational Therapist – SEN School
Location: Chigwell, Essex
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time (Term-time)
Specialty: Special Educational Needs
Salary: £45,123 – £53,603
Mind Professionals are looking for an Occupational Therapist with experience in delivering therapeutic interventions for Children and Young People with autism and complex needs for a full-time permanent role based at a brand-new, purpose-built school for 150 pupils aged 5-19.
The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting educational and residential colleagues to provide high-quality therapeutic living and learning environments and, based on clinical assessment and formulation, and will offer individualised interventions and engagements to Young People.
Key Responsibilities:
– Use advanced specialist knowledge and levels of experience appropriately and effectively across a range of work practices which is underpinned by comprehensive and extensive theoretical knowledge and practical experience.
– Assess the motor, perceptual and sensory integration skills of the young people and to ascertain how any differences impact on their function and participation.
– Write reports based on your findings to support the young people, education and care staff and to inform annual reviews.
– Work with the young people to provide Occupational Therapy, as identified from assessment in line with the company’s Three Waves Model of Intervention, including environmental, whole school interventions as well as 1:1 work with individual children, group work and whole class work, as part of the MDT.
– To undertake high quality assessments of children and young people and make recommendations about appropriate therapeutic interventions for each child or young person, in accordance with individual assessed needs.
– To provide line management and clinical supervision to allocated Therapies Assistants within the setting and to support Newly Qualified Occupational Therapists
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