Occupational Therapist

Location: Overton School – Shropshire, SY8 4AD

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 8.30am – 4.30pm

Contract: Permanent, Term Time only (There may be scope for this role to be a full-time contract (52 weeks) if this is your preference, please get in touch to discuss.)

Salary: Up to £53,200 (pro-rata, dependent upon experience) plus £3000 Welcome Bonus (Welcome Bonus is payable as one payment of £1,500 after completion of one month and one further payment of £1,500 upon completion of your final probation period. T&C's Apply)

About the role:

• We understand the value of helping our employees to achieve their Continued Professional Development goals and offer a £2,000 training allowance to allow you to complete role specific training tailored to your individual requirements.
• We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our developing in-house Clinical Team, which includes occupational therapy, psychotherapy and therapy assistants.
• You will deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for the pupils we support.
• You will be responsible for holding a speech and language therapy caseload and with the full support of our knowledgeable Clinical Team, you will also contribute to staff training and consultation.
• This position would suit a resilient and enthusiastic individual, with a creative therapeutic approach and the ability to make decisions, as well as manage their own workload.
• You will provide information and training to staff, commissioners and other agencies as required.

Our Clinical Teams help maintain a person centred, empowering approach always putting the people we support at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the people we support are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect them.

Essential Criteria:

• Speech and Language Therapy degree
• Registered with HCPC and RCSLT.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in SEN education, or with a similar caseload, as a Speech and Language Therapist.
• Experience of managing a complex caseload.
• Clear and concise report writing relating to clinical and research activities.
• Ability to work independently as agreed under supervision.
• Experience of multi-professional work teams or services within designated specialty.

We offer a friendly and inclusive working environment where our people are heard, respected and hugely valued. We want our employees to come to work with energy, determination and most importantly we want them to be happy in their work.

Benefits:

• Generous Annual Leave Entitlement
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
• A market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you.

At Outcomes First Group we are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.