Are you a skilled and passionate Occupational Therapist ready to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people?
Wellspring Trust are looking for a Specialist OT to join us, providing support across 6 specialist schools in West and North Yorkshire.
As a Specialist OT, you’ll work autonomously while being part of a multi-disciplinary team of professionals, including Speech & Language Therapists, Psychologists, and Positive Behaviour Support Practitioners. You’ll provide direct therapy, advice, training, and support to students, staff, and families, ensuring interventions are evidence-based and impactful.
We value your professional development—you’ll have opportunities to pursue areas of clinical interest, attend training, and contribute to service innovation.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage your own caseload of students across schools, working closely with teachers, teams, and families.
- Conduct holistic assessments using clinical expertise and observation.
- Lead your professional growth, including appraisals, goal setting, and training opportunities.
- Supervise and mentor junior colleagues, promoting a positive and inclusive school culture.
- Monitor and manage risk while supporting colleagues to build awareness.
- Contribute to service development and innovation in clinical practice.
- Engage in specialist interest areas and professional networks to enhance practice.
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Membership of a generous pension scheme
- Offering flexibility and work life balance
- Continued CPD training and professional development
- Upskilling opportunities - invest in us and we will in you. If you are passionate about a career in education we have a plethora of training opportunities.
- Guided pathways for your career - individualised to suit you
- Wellbeing champions on site at all schools
- Independent SAS school advisory service accessible for all staff
About the trust
Wellspring Academy Trust was established in 2013. Since then, we have grown into a vibrant community of 33 schools. Our schools are unique and united in aim – to make a difference.
We are a mixed community of mainstream Secondary and Primary, Special, and Alternative Provision schools. We operate in eight local authority areas, spanning South, West and North Yorkshire, Humberside and Lincolnshire. Our work has developed beyond our classrooms to offer wider services to benefit other schools and communities.
Salary
Commensurate with qualifications and experience, aligned with NHS Agenda for Change Band 6 £33,206 - £40,102 actual annual salary.
Hours
Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Term time only (39 weeks).
Location
Employed by Springwell Leeds Academy, working across a designated group of special schools and alternative provision settings within NWYSP, with an expectation of travel
For more information and to apply please visit: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/142630/EDV-2026-SLA-04653
For further information please reach out to Hannah Kiernan at hkiernan@wellspringacademies.org.uk
Closing date
Closing date for applications is: 9:00am, Mon 15th Jun, 2026
Commitment to diversity
We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.
We want our people to reflect our diverse communities and create a safe space in which everyone belongs. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds and especially those from under-represented groups including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils.
All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks and appropriate references. All posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
