Occupational Therapist

The Orange Tree School is a new independent school provision for young people aged 11-18 who will thrive in a small, therapeutic and nurturing environment.

The Orange Tree School team are passionate about providing opportunities for those students currently out of education or those who are not coping within the mainstream setting. Our aim is to work consistently to provide excellence for every student. With a highly-trained team, we support each student’s individual needs, particularly focusing on those students needing a safe, but aspirational, environment to recapture an often lost passion for learning and creativity.

The student’s needs and wellbeing are at the heart of everything that we do, and we take pride in helping our students to re-engage with their learning and thrive and develop as individuals and as part of a community. We do this through individualised care, in small class sizes, alongside a team composed not just of educationalists, but a wide array of healthcare professionals who work together as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

We are extremely proud of the tireless efforts of all of our staff, driven by the desire to bring about the best outcomes for each and every one of our students.

As soon as you walk through the doors of Orange Tree School you can feel its warmth and generosity. Our friendly and diverse community is one that is built on the trust – between students and staff, between students and families, and between everyone who works at the school – that the Orange Tree School will always put the child at the heart of every action and decision. 

Job Title:

Occupational Therapist

Hours and working days

3 days a week, 8.30 -16.00 Monday – Friday (half-hour lunch break)

Term time only

Location

Orange Tree School

Oakleigh Park North

Whetstone

London, N20 9AR

Terms of employment

3 days a week on a permanent contract, 3 months’ probation period

Reporting to

Head of school

Start date

ASAP

Salary

£40,000-£45,000 per annum Pro rata (£24,000-£27,000 actual salary)

Job summary

·      To provide a highly specialist clinical service to students.

·      Working as an integrated member of the transdisciplinary team.

·      To be responsible for the assessment, treatment, implementation and documentation of Occupational therapy interventions.

·      To work collaboratively with all staff in order to ensure occupational therapy is integrated into curriculum planning and delivery.