Specialist Occupational Therapist- Community Services in Chigwell, Essex

£45,123 - £53,603 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefits.

Our clinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

This role is based at Luxborough Court School, a purpose-built school registered for 150 pupils aged 5-19 with autism. The school features a large sports hall with changing facilities, a bespoke 6th form suite, and various smaller individual spaces used for therapeutic intervention and bespoke support. It benefits from extensive outdoor space, a large central courtyard garden, and separate secondary and junior playgrounds, including a multi-use games area.

Across all of our specialist schools and children’s homes, we provide unrivalled levels of clinical support, both in terms of our expertise and breadth of provision. Our young people present with a complexity of need including developmental trauma, neuro-developmental conditions, and special educational needs.

As part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team, you will support educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic living and learning environments and, based on clinical assessment and formulation, offer individualised interventions and engagement to our young people. Our Occupational Therapists work collaboratively within our schools and children’s homes, ensuring that therapeutic support permeates every aspect of the education, care, and support we offer.

You will provide consultation, workshops, training, and guidance to the educational and residential teams around our children.

For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the sector. With us, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

• Training: A full induction and on-the-job training.
• Holiday: Full school holidays including bank holidays.
• Career Growth: A leading programme of clinical learning and development.
• Flexible Benefits: Options to increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance.
• Wellbeing: A host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance.
• Medical Cover: Claim back costs for opticians or dentist appointments and access to high-street discounts.
• Beautiful Working Environments: With the very best facilities.
• Recommend a Friend Scheme: Offers a £1,000 bonus for each referral.

Our young people come from diverse backgrounds and with different needs, and our workforce reflects that diversity, enabling our teams to engage, encourage, and inspire our young people to be themselves.

Requirements:

• Be a qualified Occupational Therapist registered with the HCPC.
• Have experience and be skilled in delivering therapeutic interventions for children and young people with complex needs.
• Experience supporting teams around a child or young person to ensure clinically informed living and learning environments.
• Be committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young people.

At Witherslack Group, inclusion is part of who we are. As a specialist provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs, we understand the importance of embracing individuality and championing difference, especially regarding neurodiversity. We celebrate diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and the unique strengths that each person brings to our community.

By building a diverse and inclusive team, we’re better able to support the children, young people, and families we serve and ensure every member of our team can thrive, grow, and be their authentic self.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.