Blackstone Recruitment are currently working with a Special Free School in Berkshire who are looking to recruit a permanent Occupational Therapist to join their team. This school is for children and young people with a primary diagnosis of autism.
Job Summary:
Salary: NHS Fringe Band 5-6 Competitive salary offer for experienced and exceptional candidates - £38,000 - £50,000
Line Manager: Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team, Head of Therapies, Therapies Lead
Supervisory Responsibilities: Support staff as directed
Hours: Full-time or Part-time
Our client are an all-age Special Free School for children with autism which opened in September 2015. The aim of the school is to provide a suitable environment with a high level of therapeutic support and excellent teaching to allow pupils with autism to achieve their full potential and to make the most of their intelligence, focus and skills. The school will help each pupil that leaves the school to progress into training, employment or further education. You will join a dedicated team of staff who will establish a culture in which every pupil has the opportunity to thrive and flourish.
The aim is for this school to be an outstanding provision for children and young people with autism, which has a rooting in ABA (Applied Behavioural Analysis) and with each individual pupil’s potential at the heart.
We want all of the ‘teachers’ in a pupil’s life to work in close partnership, delivering outstanding teaching to enable each child to achieve their best possible outcomes. At this School this partnership will include: parents, teachers, behaviour analysts, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and tutors.
Our therapists work in collaboration with the class teachers, ABA supervisors and parents in the best interest of each pupil.
We offer an exciting career opportunity for someone who wants to make a significant contribution to the development of our school on its journey to Outstanding.
The successful applicant will be/have a commitment to be:
* Be a good (with desire to be outstanding) or an outstanding practitioner who has high expectations of self and others and is passionate about encouraging all pupils to achieve success.
* Be ambitious to support and extend the communication opportunities for all of our pupils.
* Have a commitment to working in partnership with ABA professionals, Class Teachers, Speech and Art Therapists, other staff, parents and the community to reduce the barriers to learning that children and young people with autism face and promote excellent learning opportunities for all.
* Have drive, enthusiasm and a clear vision for achieving educational excellence for children with autism.
* Have strong interpersonal skills.
If successful you will work hard, be approachable, creative, pragmatic and solution focused. You will have a unique opportunity to help shape the future of our growing school! You will receive professional development to meet your individual needs and a very supportive Leadership Team to mentor you throughout your career.
The school is committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Please APPLY now or contact Kirsty at Blackstone Recruitment on (phone number removed)