Employer: Abbey School
Hours: Full time
Closing: 6th January 2025
Join our dynamic team as an experienced Occupational Therapist! Based in the heart of Chester City Centre, Abbey School is an Independent Special School for young people with autism aged 4-19 years whom may have additional learning difficulties and behaviours that challenge. If you’re a qualified professional with a deep passion for SEND and share our vision and values, we want to hear from you! Seize this exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact and join us in transforming lives.
About the post
This role is permanent and full-time, with a start date as soon as possible.
The post-holder will:
- Provide occupational therapy support to children and young people aged 4-19 with autism whom may have additional learning difficulties and behaviours that challenge
- Work as part of a trans-disciplinary team ensuring each pupil’s needs are understood, accurately planned for and closely monitored
- Advise members of the teaching team in relation to pupils’ development to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and young people
- Provide both direct and indirect therapy for individuals and groups of pupils
- Uphold Abbey School policies to protect and safeguard pupils and vulnerable adults in order to secure their health, safety and wellbeing
If you believe you have the right qualities to join our vibrant, innovative, and exceptional school as an Occupational Therapist, we invite you to complete a school application form, available to download from our website https://abbeyschool.com/job/occupational-therapist/
Completed application forms should be sent to recruitment@abbeyschool.com
The School will complete an online search for all shortlisted candidates. If any incidents or issues have happened that are publicly available online, the school may wish to explore this at interview.
Abbey School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Child safer recruitment procedures operate, and the post is subject to references and an Enhanced DBS disclosure with barred list checks.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are ‘spent’ unless ‘protected’ under the DBS filtering rules) to assess candidates’ suitability to work with children.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, sex, pregnancy and maternity, marriage/civil partnerships, religion/belief, or sexual orientation.