Occupational Therapist | Specialist SEMH School | Stockport🌟
Salary: Band 5 (£32,073) to Band 7 (£49,387) Actual Salary
Full-Time | Term-Time Working | 6 Weeks Paid Annual Leave
Why Join This School?
✅ Competitive salary from Band 5 to Band 7 (£32,073 - £49,387)
✅ Term-time working with 6 weeks paid annual leave
✅ Monday-Friday schedule (08:30-16:30) offering excellent work-life balance
✅ Work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary clinical team
✅ Manage your own caseload with a high degree of autonomy
✅ Extensive opportunities for CPD, specialist training and career progression
✅ Work with children and young people aged 7-19 with varied and rewarding clinical presentations
As an Occupational Therapist, you'll hold and manage your own clinical caseload while delivering high-quality, evidence-based interventions tailored to each pupil's individual needs.
You will:
🔹 Complete specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions
🔹 Develop personalised therapy plans linked to educational outcomes and EHCP targets
🔹 Work collaboratively with families, teaching staff and external professionals
🔹 Contribute to annual reviews, clinical reports and multidisciplinary meetings
🔹 Assess and recommend specialist equipment and environmental adaptations
🔹 Deliver training and consultation to school staff and families
🔹 Support service development and quality improvement initiatives
🔹 Help pupils develop the skills needed for independence, education and adulthood
Who We're Looking For
✔ Qualified Occupational Therapist
✔ HCPC registered
✔ Passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with additional needs
✔ Strong communicator who thrives within a multidisciplinary team
✔ Committed to person-centred, evidence-based practice and continuous professional development
This is more than just an Occupational Therapy role. It's an opportunity to empower young people to overcome barriers, build independence and achieve outcomes that change lives.
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH PROSPERO TEACHING, YOU MUST
- Hold the Right to Work in the UK
- Hold an enhanced DBS certificate registered with the Update Service, or be willing to process a new application
- Provide two professional references related to working with children or young people
If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up-to-date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and complete all safeguarding and vetting checks with Prospero Teaching before starting employment. All adults working with children and young people are expected to safeguard and promote their welfare at all times.
Prospero Teaching is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy
