Salary: Band 7 Equivalent – NJC PO4 £43,356 – £46,392 pro rata

Actual Salary – £38,133 – £40,804

Working Arrangements: Permanent | Term Time | 35 hours per week

Closing Date: Monday 9am, 19th April 2022

re you an energetic and creative Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist? Are you looking to make a difference to the lives of young people with autism and complex needs? Looking to further your own professional development? If so, come and join our team!

We are expanding our therapy team and seek an experienced, well-qualified and dynamic Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist who has the ability to lead and support the development of our excellent provision for young people with autism, severe learning and language and communication difficulties. Our therapy team consists of Speech and Language Therapists and a Multi Disciplinary Team. We will be expanding to include working with music and movement and hope to develop OT assistant roles amongst our Teaching Assistants. We have Sensory Integration Therapy currently in place with our OT’s and we have support from an NHS OT for functional life skills.

Phoenix School is successful, ambitious and forward thinking. You will be joining an Outstanding School (Ofsted November 2018) with strong leadership and committed staff team.

This is an exciting opportunity as this role specifically focuses OT time on students aged between 3 and 19. These young people need support to develop meaningful skills that help them access work, learning and leisure activities. We operate as a college provision affiliated with an accredited National Autistic Society School, which has been praised for the creative approach to working with young people with autism and with their carers. The school has won a number of awards including the NASEN Parental Engagement Award.

The successful candidate will work as part of the therapy team at Phoenix to provide advice, supervision and training to the teachers and teaching assistants as well as parents to enable them to support the development of children’s and young people’s functional and sensory needs.

How to apply:

To discuss the post further please contact Ciara McCone by email ciara.mccone@phoenix.towerhamlets.sch.uk or call 020 8980 4740.

Application can be found on school website www.phoenix.towerhamlets.sch.uk

Please return your completed application to: recruitment@phoenix.towerhamlets.sch.uk

Closing Date: 9am, Tuesday 19th April 2022

Shortlisting: 20th April 2022 and Interview: 13th May 2022

It will not be possible to re-arrange these dates. If you are intending to apply, please ensure you are available to attend for an interview.

The Governing Body of the school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and staff and the Executive Headteacher must ensure that the highest priority is given to following all safeguarding guidance and regulations. The successful candidate will require an enhanced DBS clearance. We are dedicated to equality and valuing diversity.

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