Job description

During this exciting period for Abbey School, we require an additional Occupational Therapist to join our team. If you are a suitably qualified individual with a passion for SEND who aligns with our vision and values, please do not hesitate to contact us.

This position is not suitable for newly qualified OT – Occupational Therapist.

The purpose of this role includes:

To provide occupational therapy support to children and young people aged 4-19 with complex autism, learning difficulties and behaviours that challenge, within a day and residential special school setting.
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.
Provide advice and support to Abbey School social care staff for residential pupils.

To learn more about this role please download our recruitment pack which includes a full job description and person specification. The ideal candidate must meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification.

How to apply?

If you feel as though you have the right qualities to join our exciting, innovative and exceptional school as an Occupational Therapist then please complete the school application form, available to download above.

Completed application forms should be sent to recruitment@abbeyschool.com with a covering letter addressed to:

Mrs. K. Keyburn, MSc, BCBA – Assistant Principal – Pastoral, Workforce Development

Alternatively, application forms with covering letters can be sent by post to Abbey School, 10-11 Abbey Square, Chester, CH1 2HU. Please be advised that we only accept fully completed application forms.

We invite and encourage all interested candidates to attend a show around.

Please contact our school office to arrange a suitable date via office@abbeyschool.com or by calling 01244 960 000.

Deadline

Please complete an application form at your earliest convenience.

Shortlisting and Interviews

Selection methods will be objective, promote equality of opportunity and guard against bias in line with the Equality and Diversity policy. The School will shortlist applicants based on the relevance and applicability of their professional attributes and personal qualities specified by the role. Essential and desirable qualities are published in the Person Specification for this role.

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.

Interview dates: Interviews will be held from WC: 1^st July

Additional notes

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.

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