Specialist Occupational Therapist
Aurora Eccles School
Norfolk
- £35,360 - £41,954 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- depending on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 30 June 2023
Job overview
Specialist Occupational Therapist
Location: Aurora Eccles and White House Schools, Quidenham, Norwich, NR16 2NZ
Salary: £35,360 - £41,954 per year
Hours: 40 hours per week, Full year contract
The Aurora Group are an innovative provider of education, care and support for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities. We have a growing number of schools, colleges and homes across the UK providing a wide range of services and facilities.
Aurora White House School and Aurora Eccles School
Aurora White House School and Aurora Eccles School in Quidenham, Norwich provide day placements for students aged 6 to 16 years primarily with communication and interaction difficulties or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia. Some may be on the autistic spectrum or have anxieties and difficulties that create barriers to learning.
We’re currently looking to recruit a Specialist Occupational Therapist to develop the Occupational Therapy provision within the school. You will provide Occupational Therapy Services in response to needs identified by assessment and as set out as part of a Statement of Special Educational Needs or Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), to enable students to fulfil their potential all aspects of their lives.
To take a virtual look around the schools please click here: Eccles Virtual Tour
Key Duties
- Providing an Occupational Therapy Service, which is run in an efficient manner so that students’ needs are met effectively.
- Assessing the occupational, functional and sensory limitations of children within their academic and wider settings.
- To write in-depth reports demonstrating clinical reasoning skills that are based on the analysis of findings from the assessments carried out within a specified time frame.
- To work collaboratively with the child, their support network, and other agencies, in order to effectively communicate the needs of the child and how these needs can be best met.
- To deliver individualised interventions as outlined within the child’s EHCP and identified through Occupational Therapy assessment.
- To advise and source, where appropriate, specialist equipment believed to help address the occupational needs of the child or young person.
- To liaise effectively with senior managers, SENCO and all teaching staff such that best practice is evidenced throughout the whole curriculum.
- To be professionally and legally accountable and responsible for all aspects of your own work including the management of students in your care.
- To provide professional support, leadership and supervision as appropriate to Occupational Therapy Assistants.
- To provide Occupational Therapy training, support and advice to members of the multidisciplinary teams.
- To maintain regular records of intervention using agreed protocols and in line with the code of professional conduct.
- To attend appropriate multidisciplinary student reviews and team meetings; promoting our culture of joint working with other disciplines and outside agencies.
For the full job description please contact Liz from the recruitment team liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com
Qualifications
- A recognised degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current registration of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Experience and qualifications in Sensory Integration Theory to at least level 3 as recognised by the Sensory Integration Network.
- Driving Licence and Vehicle Business Insurance. Working with children in their home may be required.
Knowledge and Experience
- Previous experience in an Occupational Therapist role, preferably with children and young adults.
- Have at least two years post-graduate experience working as a Paediatric Occupational Therapist.
- Have experience working with children and young people with a range of neurodevelopmental needs.
- Have experience or knowledge of delivering provision through the EHCP process.
- Have a clear understanding of relevant protection procedures and health and safety procedures including safeguarding and manual handling procedures.
- Have knowledge of legislation relevant to Occupational Therapy, education and social care.
- Have knowledge of the National Curriculum and school settings is desirable
Skills
- Ability to design and develop individual intervention programmes.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, including report writing.
- Supportive, and with the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
- Patience, determination to secure the very best for our students, and a positive attitude.
Benefits and Additional Information
Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:
- Life assurance
- Pension
- Perkbox - offering high street discounts
- Employee assistance programme
- Car lease scheme
- Fully funded training and qualifications
- Bike to work scheme
- Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.
How to Apply:
You can apply online by completing our online application form. For more information on this position please contact Liz on 07918 585258 / liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.
Attached documents
About Aurora Eccles School
Welcome to our Special Needs Secondary School in Quidenham, Norfolk
Take a virtual tour here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=BV9VRe6dfQj
As Principal of the site that Aurora Eccles shares with its primary counterpart, Aurora White House School, I am delighted to introduce you to our wonderful school community.
It is our aim to provide an environment in which young people can achieve their potential and make meaningful, informed choices about every aspect of their lives. Through our highly skilled teams of teaching, support and therapeutic staff, we offer personalised, tailored interventions to help students of all ages make genuine progress in their academic, social and emotional development.
We are proud to be recognised as the ‘go to provider’ for the local authority here in Norfolk; the trust that is placed in us, by families and professionals alike, is testament to the quality and scope of education and support that we offer to every student in our care. We hope you enjoy reading about us; and we look forward to welcoming you soon.
Arabella Hardy, Site Principal, Aurora Eccles and Aurora White House School
Our School
Aurora Eccles is an independent, specialist day school for students aged 11-18 who have experienced difficulties in mainstream settings, either as a result of specific learning difficulties or more complex communication and interaction difficulties (including those associated with autism spectrum conditions).
We have high expectations for all our students and we encourage them to expect more for themselves. We offer a personalised package of education and support to each student, designed around the needs identified in their Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
Our ambition is to give our students all the skills they need to lead an independent, fulfilling adult life. We do this not only by providing opportunities for them to achieve academically, but also by helping them develop the practical skills necessary to manage their own physical, emotional and social wellbeing and to understand their place in the world.
The Aurora Eccles journey
When a young person arrives at Aurora Eccles, we commit to exploring ways of helping them fulfil their potential in every area of their life.
We begin by rebuilding their faith in school and education, by creating an environment where they feel safe and able to learn. We take a positive approach to behaviour management, encouraging the development of a strong sense of identity while promoting effective interaction with others.
Individual pastoral support and care for each student is provided by their form teacher, who also has regular contact with their parents and carers to offer support, guidance and a link to other staff and departments. For students requiring higher levels of support, provision can be made – either full time or periodically – to facilitate participation in school activities.
Throughout their time with us, students have an opportunity to achieve a range of qualifications, from pre-entry-level certificates through to higher-grade GCSEs, depending on their needs, abilities and interests.
By the time they leave us, each of our students will be in a position to make meaningful, informed choices about their own future, whether that is by accessing further education, or through appropriate vocational training or employment.
Our Facilities
Students at Aurora Eccles benefit from access to facilities including a music room, science laboratories, cookery room, and technology and art studios, and enjoy regular use of our extensive sports and recreation facilities, including an indoor swimming pool, large sports field, activity centre and climbing wall.
All students take part in a range of individual and team sports, with both inter-house and external fixtures against other schools planned regularly throughout the academic year.
Set in 34 acres of beautiful countryside, Aurora Eccles also has a wealth of exciting outdoor learning spaces for students, including an area of magnificent private woodland, which is used for our Outdoor and Woodland Learning (OWLs) programme.
Incorporating a range of adventurous activities delivered by qualified Forest School practitioners, the OWLs programme offers students the freedom to be the architects of their own learning, all within a natural environment.
The learning experience for students at Aurora Eccles does not end at the school gate. All our students participate in school visits, trips and community projects to bring the curriculum subjects to life, and are encouraged to support our staff in organising them.
From Year 10 onwards, our students also have the opportunity to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme, through which they can experience new challenges and further develop their communication and teamwork skills.
Our Curriculum
Students at Aurora Eccles enjoy a broad curriculum that mirrors the experience of their mainstream peers, based around the core subjects of English, mathematics, science and humanities along with specialist subjects including computing and ICT, art and multimedia, and design and technology.
We also offer all our students opportunities to develop non-academic ‘life skills’ such as cookery, gardening and construction.
Our older students have the option to complete the ASDAN Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE), a substantial, nationally recognised qualification in skills development.
The CoPE enables students to practise, develop and demonstrate six important skills that are required for success in higher education, training or employment: teamwork, problem solving, discussion, research, oral presentation and self-management.
Integrated therapy
As well as academic and skill development opportunities, we offer a range of therapeutic interventions designed to help our students overcome barriers to participation in education.
Discrete interventions, including speech and language therapy and occupational therapy, are delivered by our on-site team of highly skilled clinical staff with support from visiting therapy specialists.
These interventions sit alongside a classroom experience which integrates therapeutic approaches on a one-to-one, small group and whole class basis.
Our Outcomes
We are proud to list evidence of the progress and performance of our students (for the previous academic year) below:
· Pupils achieved an average of 6.5 qualifications
· 100% of pupils passed Level 1 Vocational Pathway
· 83% of pupils achieved a Maths qualification, with one pupil achieving Grade 9
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