Occupational Therapist £42,187 - £50,964 + excellent benefitsThose Huge Small VictoriesOur clinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.Get out what you put inThis role is split across The Gables Learning Centre in Albrighton, Wolverhampton and our brand new school Bescot Hall in Walsall.
This is a 52-week role, however will consider anyone looking for 38-weeks/term-time only.Located in the Midlands, The Gables Learning Centre allows us to provide sector leading standards of education, therapeutic support and care for small groups of young people, all on one site.
This approach mirrors that of a traditional children's home and school relationship, but considers the additional support required by young people with significant special educational needs.
The young people will live in a children's home located on-site.
These purpose built homes provide an extremely high quality living experience for young peopleBescot Hall will be a purpose built, brand new, state of the art school, catering primarily for children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs but also providing for children with autism who have moderate speech and learning needs.
The school will provide education for up to 72 children aged 8 to 16.Our clinicians are a crucial part of the most joined-up model in SEND.
Across all of our specialist schools and children's homes, we provide unrivalled levels of clinical support, both in terms of our expertise and breadth of provision.
Our young people present with a complexity of need including developmental trauma, neuro-developmental conditions and special educational needs.As part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team you will be supporting educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic living and learning environments and, based on clinical assessment and formulation, offer individualised interventions and engagement to our young people.Our Occupational Therapists work collaboratively within our schools and children's homes, this ensures that therapeutic support permeates every aspect of the education, care and support we offer all of our children and young people.
You will provide consultation, workshops, training and guidance to the educational and residential teams around our children.What we do for youWe know you're going to do great things.
For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the sector.
With us, you'll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you'll get:Training: A full induction and on the job trainingHoliday: You'll work hard at WG, so you'll be rewarded with 35 days holiday including bank holidaysClinical Development: If career growth and professional advancement is your thing, we provide a leading programme of clinical learning and developmentFlexible benefits:meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefits Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistanceMedical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities – check out our schools A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £2,000 bonus every timeBring your whole self to workOur young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves.
The kind of person we're looking for will:Be a qualified Occupational Therapist registered with the HCPCHave experience and be skilled in delivering therapeutic interventions for children and young people with complex needsNeed experience of supporting teams around a child or young person to ensure they are being provided with clinically informed living and learning environments and experiencesBe a confident, engaging and effective, model, guide, leader andtrainer.Be highly organised and ready to take the initiativeBe committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young peopleThis is a great opportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact on their future.
Embedded within our living and learning environments you will be offered the support, resource and platform for you to do great things.
You'll benefit from supervision, a clinical development programme and access to a 220+ strong team of multi-disciplinary clinical colleagues who will be with you every step of the way.Interested in joining us?Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams.
You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search.
We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.For a full job description and person specification, please click .To view our ex-offenders policy please click .To view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the 'Parents and Carers' section of this School/Learning centre.
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