Occupational Therapist

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 within the residential care teams support young people to be able to access their education and provide a waking day curriculum to enable them to learn and develop social skills and coping strategies whilst providing them opportunities to experience new challenges and adventures. It's a challenging environment, calling for resilience, patience and tolerance, helping us to ensure children can achieve success in a safe environment. Staff have the opportunity to work in a multi-disciplinary team including Education, Therapy and both day and residential Care teams. Staff are given extensive training to meet the needs of the young people including Therapeutic Crisis Intervention We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who has experience working with children and young people and is seeking to further their career in a special school setting. You would join an experienced Therapy Team who are integral to the provision for the young people at High Close School. You would be responsible for the line management and supervision of an Occupational Therapy Assistant and the assessment and treatment of young people at the school. Our preferred candidate would have experience in working with young people with Special Educational needs however we welcome all applications. Candidate will need to demonstrate appropriate experience/knowledge of post qualifying relevant work experience (minimum 3 years) and experience of supervision/management responsibilities Flexible working options are available from a minimum of two days a week term time to 5 days a week. The role 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 holiday periods. Staff are also given a paid day off on their bir