Occupational Therapist - MLK Search : Job Details

Job Title: Occupational Therapist

Location: West Sussex

Start Date: ASAP

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £28,000- £50,000

MLK Education Search are excited to be supporting this specialist, primary provision for boys age six to twelve with ASC and SEMH needs in the search for an Occupational Therapist to start as soon as possible.

You Will:

• Be able to deliver 1:1, paired and group interventions in and outside of the classroom, to meet provision outlined on pupil’s EHCP
• Help students with specific areas of difficulty, and have knowledge and in developing interventions to target SEMH needs
• Implement strategies for students emotional regulation, to increase engagement in learning and develop pupils’ self-esteem
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings and training for the Education team, Pupil Support team, Safeguarding team and Therapy team, providing updates on student progression
• Be able to liase with parents and carers with the management of students’ emotional regulation and sensory needs at home
• Partake in the assessment process of the school and to contribute the right feedback
• Keep clinical notes and complete assessments highlighting issues of concern to the teams around the students and track progress, to ensure student data is available to inform future planning

Key Responsibilities

• To manage a highly specialist caseload and to map the therapy provision for clinical, social and learning needs for students
• To provide 1:1, paired and group interventions both in and outside of the classroom setting, in order to meet provision outlined on pupil’s Education, Health and Care Plans
• To work collaboratively using the wave model of universal, targeted and specialist levels
• Support the pupils with specific areas of difficulty including fine, gross motor and sensory needs, and have experience in developing interventions to target SEMH needs
• Put strategies in place to manage pupils’ emotional regulation, to increase engagement in learning and develop pupils’ self-esteem
• Develop treatment for students using the wave provision model, differentiating the work according to student changing needs
• Show a high level of clinical effectiveness, utilising evidence based practice and outcome measures and to develop guidelines informed by evidence for clinical specialism
• Demonstrate experience of Sensory Integration difficulties in school aged children
• Use clinical reasoning skills to interpret assessment findings from standardised and nonstandardised assessments to find an accurate diagnosis and prognosis to form appropriate therapy goals
• Contribute to the assessment of students on admission using formal assessment and clinical observation, interpreting, evaluating and explaining the relevance of assessment outcomes in order to establish the nature of the pupils’ difficulties in relation to their performance
• Managing accurate case notes in line with professional standards and team policy
• Providing and monitoring therapy programmes delivered by other members of school staff
• To work on challenging behaviour resulting from poor social understanding or sensory difficulties by supporting the pupil in understanding why problems / difficulties have occurred, to liaise with staff and to support pupils through process of repairing communication breakdown in line with school policy
• Provide end of term reports and other required reports for parents
• Spreading specialist knowledge to the staff group and parents through training, case conferences, seminars and meetings
• To liaise with colleagues in other Trust schools, meeting together at least once every term

Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent with license to practice (Essential)
• Post-graduate qualification in related area (Level 1 & 2 Sensory Integration)
• Experience within a similar setting (Desired)

Benefits:

• A chance to work with a fast progressive school, gone from Special Measure (12 years ago) through to Good all round and now focusing on outstanding features.
• CPD training, a chance to grow year on year
• Operate ‘flexi-time’ so staff can leave at the same time as the students, as long as work/responsibilities are met
• Outdoor teaching in a beautiful Tudor House, set in acres of land and off the beaten track
• Holistic, therapeutic approach, part of a Large, well-thought of, supportive Trust
• Tailored pathways
• Free lunch on a Friday
• Wellbeing Packages

If you're looking to provide specialist support for students, developing their skills and knowledge in a specialist educational setting from Key Stage 1 and 2 and have the confidence and experience of working with children with complex Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, then we encourage you to APPLY NOW!

Or alternatively, please contact me for further information:

t:

e:

*Please note we are unable to provide sponsorship for these roles*