Occupational Therapist - SEN Schools

Overview and Responsibilities
Occupational Therapist – Aurora Woodlands/Brooklands/Keyes Barn School
Location: Darwen, Leyland , Preston
Salary: £37,668.80 to £51,896.00 pro rata - depending on skills, experience and qualifications
Hours: 40hrs per week, Term Time Only
The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities with an ambitious growth plan.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to work as part of a therapy team in our North West Aurora Schools. Aurora Brooklands, Keyes Barn and Woodlands Schools provide flexible day placements for students aged 5 to 19 years with communication and associated difficulties or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia. Some may be on the autistic spectrum or have anxieties and difficulties that create barriers to learning.
This is an exciting new post that has been created to develop and embed our therapy offer to young people.
Key duties of the role include:
Work closely with the SENCo and wider therapy team to ensure the delivery of high quality children’s healthcare and therapy at Woodlands, Brooklands & Keyes Barn
Closely work with families and outside agencies to ensure that therapy is appropriate to children’s
Undertake autonomous assessments of children with a wide range of additional needs, including autistic spectrum conditions, sensory and attachment difficulties within the setting of a specialist school.
Analyse and interpret assessments to recommend and deliver the best course of intervention for each child
Support individual development and care plans and assist individuals in accordance with their needs and wishes, particularly their activities of daily living, self-care, productivity and leisure
Formulate, evaluate and review individualised occupational therapy treatment plans, using clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of treatment options to formulate a specialised programme of
Be responsible for the maintenance of accurate written records in line with professional code of
To be highly competent in assessing a wide range of conditions experienced by children with complex needs based on advance theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, often in situations where conflicting evidence is present

Skills and Qualifications
Experience and Qualifications required:
Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy – Essential
HCPC Registration – Essential
Ability to demonstrate and commit to continual professional development
Previous experience in an occupational therapy role
Experience of Multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency working
Knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of children by advanced clinical reasoning
Knowledge of the management of children who have autistic spectrum conditions, sensory needs and attachment difficulties, including evidence based strategies.
Previous experience in a CAMHS or ASC occupational therapy role – Desirable
Previous experience in a paediatric or special school occupational therapy role – Desirable
Benefits and Additional Information
What’s on offer?
Training and Development
Save money on your bills!!
Competitive Pay and Reward
UK Health Cash Plan
Employee Assistance Programme
Refer a friend for £1,000 How to apply?
Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details. Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.
This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.