Occupational Therapist (Part-Time)

Sunfield Specialist School and Children’s Home is located in the beautiful Clent Hills, West Midlands. Sunfield provides innovative and experiential education, developed out of the inspiration of Rudolf Steiner, William Morris and John Ruskin and supports young people (6 – 19 years) with complex learning needs, including autism and PDA.

Occupational Therapist (Part-time)

16 hours, 52 weeks

FTE Salary Range: £34,530 - £38,191

Actual Salary Range: £13,761 - £16,440

We are looking for a part time, Occupational Therapist, ideally with training in Sensory Integration, to develop an occupational therapy service embedded within Ruskin Mill’s unique method of Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) and Rudolf Steiner’s approach to human development as interventions to meet the students’ sensory and self-regulation needs as identified in the EHC plan. Their main duties:

• To provide, an effective and specialised Occupational Therapy (OT) service to a defined caseload of residential and day students at Sunfield following the Trust method of Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.
• To contribute to the development of sensory and experiential learning plans for students at Sunfield in which sensory and experiential learning is interwoven within their daytime and residential activities.
• To support the creation of resources facilitating sensory and experiential activities within the day and residential provision.
• To actively develop and apply clinical skills in the area of Sensory Integration and to develop clinical skills in both occupational therapy assessment and other baseline assessments used within Sunfield, treatment planning, intervention, and evaluation.
• To provide specialist advice and support to other departments, professionals, and families / carers within the PSTE method.
• To contribute to the evaluation and continued development of the Occupational Therapy Service

Training in our method, Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE), will be provided, but ideally the post holder would have knowledge of or be open to Steiner principles of holistic and experiential education and therapeutic care.

Ruskin Mill Trust’s PSTE method involved using an experiential and sensory approach to human development through practical activities within an outdoor environment. These activities support the holistic development of our children and young people towards their acquisition of skills for independence, confidence, building relationships, emotional regulation, and physical and motor development, as well as fostering their sense of belonging ability to contribute to their community.

**Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the application early in the event of finding the right candidate**

This post is subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for both Adults and Children, medical check, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK. Sunfield Children’s Home is a registered charity (No. 527522) and an equal opportunities employer. Sunfield is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment