Occupational Therapist (part time) in Stamford

Occupational Therapist (part time)

Wilds Lodge School - Rutland
Salary: £18,880 (actual salary) | £37,760 (52wk FTE)
Permanent, part time and term time only
20 hours per week
To start as soon as possible

We are excited to offer the opportunity for a dynamic and qualified Occupational Therapist to join our school.

Your new role
We are looking for an exceptional person to work with our exceptional learners. We are currently recruiting for an Occupational Therapist, providing therapy services as part of the integrated, multidisciplinary therapy team at Wilds Lodge School.

Your role will include applying and developing your clinical skills in delivering hands-on Occupational Therapy intervention to learners with social emotional and mental health needs with supervision from the SENCo. You will apply and develop your clinical skills in delivering hands-on Occupational Therapy, ensuring the provision of a high standard of assessment, treatment and advice to learners and their families accessing the school.

To be successful, you will:
A degree in Occupational Therapy (or similar) and HCPC membership
Minimum 1 years' experience as a qualified Occupational Therapist
Experience of assessing and implementing appropriate management plans for OT and delivery of OT assessment and interventions
Knowledge of range of appropriate pediatric occupational therapy interventions
Excellent interpersonal skills. You will also be empathetic and assertive with a good sense of humour!
Experience working with children and young people with Social, Emotional and Behavioural issues (desirable)

About Wilds Lodge
Wilds Lodge School is an independent 38 week specialist boarding and day provision for boys and girls (girls are accepted as day learners only) for learners aged between 5 and 19 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties, set in Empingham, Rutland. All the learners at the school have an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP). It was established in 2007 and aims to place an equal emphasis on the educational, social and psychological development of our learners.

The key to the success of the school is a strong ethos, developed by a highly experienced and capable staff, and the strength of the relationships between the staff and the learners. We are a friendly school where staff are supportive of each other inside and outside of the classroom. We pride ourselves in ensuring all members of staff including our support staff have access to regular training. All our members of staff attend regular training on child protection; mental health and multi-agency working. All staff access a wide range of training on areas of SEN such as Autism, attachment and ADHD.

Benefits include:
Free onsite parking
Free refreshments and meals whilst on duty
Company events
Gym membership
Access to an employee assistance programme
Group life cover 2 x salary from day 1
Excellent CPD packages, paid induction training and opportunities for part funding of further training
Opportunity of promotion and career progression
Enhanced sick pay
3 days off paid for dependants sickness
Enhanced paid family friendly leave

Our learners are incredibly important to us; if you have the energy and enthusiasm to make a real difference to the lives of our learners, we would love to hear from you. Visits to the school are welcome and encouraged.

How to apply:
For more information, to arrange a visit and a full application pack, please contact Mike Sherwin on the below details:

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Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 23rd November 2026
Interview Date: Friday 27th November 2026

Strong applications may be considered upon receipt

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