Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist focuses on staff within the residential care teams support young people to be able to access their education.

What the role involves

• Staff within the residential care teams support young people to be able to access their education.
• Provide a waking day curriculum to enable them to learn.
• It's a challenging environment, calling for resilience, patience and tolerance, helping us to ensure children can achieve success in a safe environment.
• Additional detail: Training or development support may be provided.

Skills and requirements

• Develop social skills and coping strategies whilst providing them opportunities to experience new challenges and adventures.
• An Occupational Therapist who has experience working with children and young people and is seeking to further their career in a special school setting.
• Our preferred candidate would have experience in working with young people with Special Educational needs however we welcome all applications.

Confirmed role details

• Is term time only (plus a training week in the summer holidays) and will require the successful candidate to work additional hours each week to receive full pay over the school hol.
• Holiday allowance, Training, Flexible working.

Candidate fit

• It would suit someone who can bring warm, steady communication with children and families to the role.

Additional role context

• High Close is a successful non maintained special school offering day and residential provision for young people with complex Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs.
• Staff are given extensive training to meet the needs of the young people including Therapeutic Crisis Intervention.