£49,553 - £51,484 pa actual salary 37.5 hours per week, term time only plus 2 weeks
Term time, permanent
Can you make the difference to the lives of our students? Do you like to be challenged? Are you solution focused? Do you want to be part of our OUTSTANDING SEMH school? This could be the job for you.
West Heath School is a challenging place to work, but our dedicated staff rebuild lives through education. Teaching respect, encouraging responsibility, building relationships, and developing resilience in our students is an integral part of the role. Our committed, dynamic, and resourceful staff find working at West Heath School rewarding.
To support our students, we have our own onsite multi-disciplinary therapy department. You will work closely with an experienced team of colleagues from a range of disciplines including SALT, Play Therapy, Clinical Psychology, and of course another OT. You will be responsible for providing clinical assessments, reports, therapy programmes, advice, and training as an integrated resource across the school. Working with the team, you will take a holistic approach to support the needs of our students to help them reach their full potential. Candidates should be registered with HCPC and be a member of RCOT. Ideally, you will have previous experience of working with children and young people (9 - 19) and a strong understanding of SEMH.
As a school, we are proud to promote the development of life skills and social development as equal to academic achievement. West Heath School works towards the end goal of helping students re-integrate into mainstream learning and preparation for adulthood.
If you would like to be part of the journey helping our students gain their best outcomes, we can support you by offering:
• Term Time only working
• Payment of your professional fees
• Free lunches
• Generous Company Pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Charity Discount Scheme
• Summer and Christmas Social events
• Free onsite parking
• Swimming pool
• Excellent training opportunities both internal and external
Working at West Heath School involves close and unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups including children and as such is a regulated activity. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post (including an Enhanced DBS check). Management positions will require a 128 Check.
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