Occupational Therapist (Part Time)

The Holmewood School is a small independent day school for neurodivergent children and young people aged from 7 to 19 who have a primary diagnosis of Autism. In May of 2022 the school was judged Outstanding by Ofsted and we have achieved Advanced Autism Accreditation from the National Autistic Society (NAS). 

We are located in North London (North Finchley and Muswell Hill) and are a part of the Cavendish Education Group. You will be required to work at both sites.

We are recruiting a band 6 or 7 OT (depending on experience) to join our multidisciplinary team (MDT) on a part time basis. The successful candidate will join an established MDT of OTs, psychodynamic therapists and speech and language therapists and will supervise and work closely with the Band 5 OT and the OT assistant, overseen by the Lead Therapist or a member of the SLT. The post holder will conduct assessments, and provide and potentially oversee tailored long term and short term interventions to our students who are aged seven to 19. 

The post holder will also work closely with education colleagues and the SLT to provide appropriate OT input and training, as well as contribute to our holistic approach to mental and physical wellbeing within the school. 

The successful candidates' role will be interesting and diverse, working with young people who present with complex mental health and special educational needs associated with their diagnosis of autism. A flexible approach, a sense of humour, reliability, punctuality, stamina, resilience and the ability to work under pressure are essential.

We can offer you the benefits of working to a school calendar with a 40 week year (12 weeks paid holidays to be taken during school breaks) and an excellent professional development package. We are part of the Cavendish Education Group, a unique group of educational independent day and boarding schools. We work closely with the other schools in our group, have extensive community links and believe in ‘thinking differently’ and being as creative as possible in our approach.

This is part time role, hours being 8.30am-4.30pm, two or three days a week (to be agreed).

Two days per week: £13,426 to £20,139

Three days per week: £18,360 to £27,541

 - depending on experience (FTE £33,566 to £45,902)

To be considered for this role we would expect candidate to demonstrate:

• Registration with the HCPC and other OT related organisations and hold relevant OT qualifications. 
• Previous experiences working with autistic young people (may include other capacities).

Please contact Louise Wallis-Jones (Therapy Lead), on 020 3908 8991 if you have any questions or would like to discuss the role.

Closing Date: Monday 27th of February

Interviews will be held at The Holmewood School (site to be confirmed) commencing Monday the 6th of March.