Therapy Lead – School Therapy Team (SEND)
Linden Lodge School
Wandsworth
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- AfC Band 8A
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- July - September 2021
- Apply by:
- 25 April 2021
Job overview
Job Type: Permanent
Working pattern: 52 Weeks per Year (Although Term Time Only arrangements will be considered for the right candidate)
Grade/Salary: Equivalent to AfC Band 8a
Linden Lodge School specialises in the education of pupils with visual impairment and multi -disabled visually impaired pupils. We have a highly diverse pupil population with abilities ranging from PMLD to visually-impaired pupils within the average cognitive range.
Our in –house therapy team was established in September 2019 and is going from strength to strength. Our aim is to build a strong ethos of integrated and evidenced-based therapy working collaboratively with other specialists in school.
We have a rare opportunity for a highly experienced Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist or Speech and Language Therapist to join our Clinical Leadership Team. This vacancy has arisen due to the promotion of the current post holder.
There will be ample opportunity to develop your leadership and professional profile. The Clinical lead is a member of the school’s leadership team.
The role will include day to day management, as well as development and maintenance of a fully integrated and high quality multi-disciplinary therapy team. The post holder will provide clinical leadership, supervision (where appropriate) and management of therapy staff. They will promote a culture of continuing professional development responsive to the specialist needs of the children, families and staff of Linden Lodge School.
There is a diverse range of clinical specialisms within Linden Lodge School and the post holder, utilising their experience of working in and developing SEN therapy services, will to be a source of expert therapy advice and skilled support for all members of the school community.
We will support your development through a commitment to regular monitoring meetings with stakeholders, CPD and a protected training budget. We will support your work life balance by offering a range of working patterns, whilst our pay and conditions offered reflect Agenda for Change – please contact us for details or to discuss options further.
We have an impressive three-acre campus in Wimbledon offering fabulous indoor and outdoor innovative facilities to support teaching and learning. These include hydrotherapy pool, sensory integration facilities, sensory gardens and a variety of specialised environments.
Linden Lodge School is a very special place to work and staff wellbeing and career progression is very important to us. Our staff wellbeing programme which includes:
• Employee Assistance programme
• Free local gym membership
• End of term staff awards
• Weekly art and subsidised Pilates classes
If you would like to hear more about this exciting opportunity to be a part of a growing and developing school therapy team, please contact:
Therapy.recruitment@lindenlodge.wandsworth.sch.uk
Please see the attached job description and person specification to ensure you meet the requirements prior to application. Completed applications should be emailed to the above email address.
Linden Lodge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
An enhanced DBS will be a requirement of the postholder.
Closing date for all applications: 25th April 2021
Shortlisting: Week Commencing 26th April 2021
Interview dates: Week Commencing 26th April 2021
Attached documents
About Linden Lodge School
Linden Lodge School is a day and residential special needs school for pupils with Vision and Multi Sensory Impairment. We are based in Wimbledon, southwest London, and consider prospective pupils from a wide area.
We accept children from nursery to year 14 ( 2 to 19 ) with Vision Impairment, Hearing Impairment and Multi-Sensory Impairment. We also consider applications for pupils who would benefit from our sensory education approaches and facilities.
The education of pupils with Sensory Impairment is highly specialist and therefore we have specialist teachers, a specialist sensory curriculum and extensive specialist resources and facilities on our campus.
These include:
- A large workforce of specialist sensory impairment teachers who in addition to their teaching qualifications hold a Diploma or Masters Degree in teaching the visually impaired, hearing-impaired and multi-sensory impaired
- A large on-site therapy team of Speech and Language therapists, Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists directly employed by the school who work alongside teachers and education teams
- A team of habilitationists for the visually-impaired
- An onsite Learning Resources Centre which enables us to provide a wide range of fully accessible learning resources tailored to meet each pupil’s specific sensory needs
- On-site Vision assessment hub to carry out Functional Vision Assessments
- An NHS standard Audiology testing booth to assess pupils’ hearing and the use of audiological equipment
- A centre for families of children with Sensory Impairment to provide training, parent guidance and social opportunities
- An accessible physical environment including acoustically treated classrooms and clear signage for the visually-impaired
Our expectations for each pupil are high and we understand that each pupil with a Sensory Impairment has a unique diagnosis and learning profile. We have specialist centres for pupils with profound multiple learning needs and also for pupils following the National Curriculum and a range of GCSE, BTEC and externally accredited pathways.
We, therefore, offer a range of Curriculum pathways each tailored to pupils’ needs and abilities delivered through our departmental and specialist centres. A number of our centres are in separate purpose-built accommodation on site.
We want our pupils to reach their potential and achieve as much independence as possible. Every pupil has, in addition to their curriculum targets, personal goals to optimise their use of Vision, Hearing and other Senses.
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