Occupational Therapy Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Occupational Therapy Assistant Bletchley Park School

40 hours a week, Term time only

£21,431 pro rota FTE £25,560 per annum

Cambian Bletchley Park School is an independent specialist school, offering 38-week day placements for students aged 7-19 years with Autism Spectrum Disorder, communication difficulties, behaviour that challenge and related conditions or diagnoses.

The School consists of small class groups, creating a supportive and relaxing environment where students can learn and achieve their personal best.

Students have access to Cambian's diverse, multi-disciplinary clinical team. Having such a range of support available, delivered by experienced practitioners is a great benefit in supporting our individuals to remove barriers and to reach their full potential.

The Cambian Group, the UKs largest provider of specialist services in education, mental health rehabilitation and learning disabilities, is looking for a dedicated, caring individuals to join the company as Occupational Therapy Assistants.

Job Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and interested individual to work as part of the Occupational Therapy (OT) team at the school. This post will combine clinical and administrative support roles: you will work directly with individual students or groups to deliver therapy programmes, under the direction of the Consultant OT, in classroom and residential settings, support the OT in assessment of students functional skills, report on student progress, provide support with resources for individuals and contribute to the development of the Sensory Environment. You will receive regular supervision and, as part of the Cambian OT service, be eligible for training.

Candidate Profile

It is essential that the successful candidate has an interest in developing students functional skills, and meeting sensory needs and have worked with children previously, preferably with children with special needs. Basic IT skills and the ability to work flexibly and collaboratively as part of a busy team are essential for all aspects of this post.

A successful candidate will have to meet the person specification in order to be offered this post. Experience working with ASD/Experience in a school. Cambian is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks. Cambian is an equal opportunities employer.

Person Specification

General Requirements

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

The Cambian Group

Address

Bletchley Park

MK3 7EB

Employer's website

https://www.cambiangroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)