Band 6 to 7 Paediatric Occupational Therapist
Blossom House School
Merton
- Expired
- Salary:
- Depending on Experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Summer Term 2023
- Apply by:
- 24 April 2023
Job overview
Due to School expansion, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Paediatric Occupational Therapist supporting children who have speech, language and communication difficulties in our Primary department.
Working a multi-disciplinary team of teachers, speech and language therapists and other professionals in our outstanding rated school where therapy is on an equal footing to academic teaching you will really get to see the progress in the pupils you are working with. It’s a small caseload, there’s no short blocks of therapy and you can extend and change interventions as required, focusing on sensory motor development and functional skills.
You will also be responsible for representing the department at meetings, clinical supervision, reports, and arranging and delivering training. You may also be responsible for managing a small team.
Add to this our comfortable, well equipped and friendly working environment, along with 10.6 weeks holiday allowance and great staff benefits we think that you will find working at our school a rewarding and enjoyable experience.
We offer:
· A supportive working environment in a comfortable, well equipped building.
· Opportunity to design bespoke intervention packages for children based on your professional judgement.
· Close to a good transport network and on-site free parking is available.
· Support from an enthusiastic and dedicated team of Therapy staff and Teachers who will work alongside you in the classroom. Our Speech & Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapist and Arts Therapists aim to maximise each child’s potential in a nurturing and supportive environment.
· Continued professional development.
· Competitive salaries, generous staff benefits and a friendly nurturing environment.
· UK Healthcare cash plan designed to help cover your “day to day” healthcare expenditure such as Optical and Dental bills and offers cash back (up to policy limits) for a variety of different medical treatments. It also offers lifestyle benefits and discounted gym membership.
The ideal candidate will have:
· Must have a degree in Occupational Therapy and registration with HCPC.
· Confidence, enthusiasm and a passion for learning.
· Excellent English skills (clear written and spoken English) along with good reading, writing and numeracy skills.
· The ability to build good working relationships with children, teachers, parents and carers.
· The ability to manage a small group of children with complex social communication needs.
· The ability to promote positive behaviour in a nurturing environment is essential.
· Preferably experience of working with children with Special Education Needs (SEN), particularly children on the Autism Spectrum.
The roles are Permanent, Full-Time roles.
Monday to Friday, 08:30 – 17:00, 9 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
Annual salary: Competitive Market Rate (dependent on experience)
Salary: Band 6 to Band 7 equivalent AfC using the School’s Pay Scales
(Early applications encouraged)
Start date: ASAP
If you wish to apply for this post, please download the application form and email your completed form detailing how you meet the requirements of the person specification, along with the application activities detailed at the end of this document to recruitment@blossomhouseschool.co.uk
For further information please contact:
Annerie Shephard, email: anneries@blossomhouseschool.co.uk
This role is subject to the relevant Safeguarding checks which will include an Enhanced DBS check.
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About Blossom House School
- Blossom House School
- Station Road, Motspur Park, New Malden
- London
- KT3 6JJ
- United Kingdom
Blossom House is a very special place to work, not just because of our wonderful team of staff, but also because of the satisfaction of supporting the development of our fantastic pupils. Rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in November 2023, we aim to continually evolve our working environment to ensure we remain an outstanding place to work.
We believe in the importance of supporting our staff in all ways and we are committed to investing in your personal development, giving you the opportunity to undertake external courses as well as offering training in INSET. We have a Learning Teaching and Therapy Support Team in place to offer one to one coaching if required.
All assistants currently have the opportunity to obtain a City & Guilds accredited training course in Behaviour Support Management while working here. We also deliver the Elklan course which is an accredited speech and language training programme aimed at professionals working in schools.
We also acknowledge any stress that may be experienced through working in this environment. To support our teaching staff, therapists and other staff, we offer sports activities (including yoga and football) and an employee assistance programme which includes one to one counselling.
When you join the team at Blossom House, you’ll benefit from:
- A modern, climate-controlled working environment at Motspur Park.
- Well-equipped teaching rooms with interactive whiteboards.
- Ample underground car parking and good transport links at Motspur Park, while our Euston school is within walking distance from London Euston rail station.
- Small classes (maximum of 10 but usually less).
- Learning Support Assistant in every class.
- A wellbeing programme that includes a £60 termly wellbeing allowance.
- Generous holiday allowance.
- An independent employee assistance programme.
- UK Healthcare cash plan designed to help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optical and dental bills and offers cashback (up to policy limits) for a variety of different medical treatments. It also offers lifestyle benefits and discounted gym membership.
- Free lunch once a week and ample drinks and snacks in our comfortable staff room.
- Cycle scheme and Tech scheme.
- End of term parties and gifts.
Comments from our staff
‘I was going to give up teaching until I joined Blossom, 8 years later and still learning new things and enjoying it.’
‘It’s nice to feel part of a community where care is at its centre.’
‘Being able to work as such a close team, with so much support, is brilliant.’
‘Everyone is so friendly and the team approach makes working here so much easier.’
We are always interested in meeting friendly, competent, dedicated, suitably qualified and experienced candidates for roles at Blossom House. If you are interested in making a difference and joining our dedicated team, please send your application to recruitment@blossomhouseschool.co.uk.
Blossom House School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including an Enhanced DBS check, the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We can only shortlist based on completed applications and not CV’s alone.
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