Job Title: Occupational Therapist
Location: Shifnal, Shropshire
Salary: £25,000 - £45,000 dependent on experience
Hours: 37.5 per week
Contract: Permanent, 52 weeks per annum
We understand the value of helping our employees to achieve their Continued Professional Development goals, and offer a £2,000 training allowance to allow you to complete role specific training tailored to your individual requirements.
We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our Athena Hub covering multiple sites across residential care and education in the Shropshire and Staffordshire area. Working collaboratively to deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for our children and young people with developmental trauma, autism, ADHD, complex and SEMH needs
About the role:
Based within our Athena Hub you will implement a holistic, therapeutic approach to helping our children and young people in their daily lives, ensuring they are safe, comfortable, and healthy. Undertaking all aspects of Occupational Therapy clinical duties, you will adhere to professional and regulatory guidelines, carrying out individual assessments and interventions, and preparing relevant documentation, including writing reports. In addition you will provide information and training to staff, commissioners and other agencies, as required.
Our well-established Clinical Team maintain a nurturing and loving environment where our children can flourish. Always putting our children and young people at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and our children and young people are heard, respected and involved in decisions that affect them wherever possible.
When it comes to looking after our children, we strive for excellence, which is why we are the leading children services provider in the UK. With this in mind, we are looking for an Occupational Therapist who shares our vision; to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people in the UK to be happy and to make their way in the world.
Location: Based at Hillcrest School, providing support to 3 other Schools and Residential Care Homes in the area. Our schools provide specialist education for students up to 18 years of age, specialising in either social, emotional and mental health difficulties or Autism, alongside a range of additional needs including Asperger’s, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ASD, ODD, issues which require CAMHS involvement and Attachment Disorder. This role will cover the needs of the Athena Hub: the work base may be negotiable and we are open to discussions around alternative working patterns.
For more information on the 4 Schools within the Athena Hub, please see below:
https://www.hillcrestshifnalschool.co.uk/
https://www.smallbrookschool.org.uk/
https://www.overtonschool.org.uk/
https://www.glebedaleschool.co.uk/
About the Group:
Outcomes First Group is the largest independent provider of high quality foster care and special needs education and care. We are a vital part of local communities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with a renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for the people we educate and care for.
We are really proud to say that in October 2021, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the third year running.
Our divisional brands include Acorn Education and Care, National Fostering Group and Options Autism.
For more information on the group please visit: https://www.outcomesfirstgroup.co.uk/
Essential Criteria:
- Recognised and relevant Occupational Therapist degree
- Valid and up to date HCPC registration
- Driving licence and access to vehicle
- Experience working with Children and Young People
- Experience of working within an educational setting would be advantageous
What’s in it for you?
We offer a friendly and inclusive working environment where our people are heard, respected and hugely valued. We want our employees to come to work with energy, determination and most importantly we want them to be happy in their work. We are well aware that it is our highly skilled teams that make Outcomes First Group the success it is, and we want this to continue. This is why we provide a range of benefits designed to support you, not just in your work life but also on a personal level too. We want you to be the best you can be, and offer genuine opportunities for career development and progression.
Benefits and Rewards
- Holidays starting at 30 days per annum plus bank holidays
- £2,000 training allowance
- An extra day’s holiday for a special day of your choice (birthday, child’s first day at school etc.)
- Professional support network
- Contributory Pension
- Employee Rewards Hub – access to discounts, offers and cashback with 100s of retailers
- Career pathways and a dedicated learning and development team
- The Hub – employee discounts, recognition cards, well-being centre
- Cycle to Work scheme
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” Programme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Salary Finance
- We offer a flexible benefits scheme, where you can amend your benefits to suit your circumstance
For further information on this role please refer the Job Description and Person Specification attached. To discuss this role in more detail, please contact: Dr Katie Caddick-Eardley (Wellbeing and Clinical Locality Lead) on 07568102066 or sarah.attwell@ofgl.uk, (Candidate Search Specialist)
At Outcomes First Group we are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully Enhanced DBS.