Meath School
Location
Surrey | United Kingdom
Job description
Permanent contract, Full time (35 hours per week), 42 weeks per year (term time plus up to 3 weeks of work during school closure periods) with 10 weeks paid holiday.
Meath, a Speech and Language UK School based in Ottershaw, Surrey is a day and residential non-maintained primary special school for up to 75 pupils aged 4 to 11 years, where Speech and/or Language Disorder and associated difficulties is the primary need, including children with high functioning Autism.
We are looking for an experienced, dynamic, and compassionate Occupational Therapist to join our dedicated Paediatric Occupational Therapy team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work within a multi-disciplinary setting where cohesive collaboration is encouraged and celebrated.
You will be school-based and will work autonomously to assess for, plan, and deliver individualised intervention programmes. This will include working with children individually or in small groups, in specialist treatment areas and across functional contexts within the school environment to enable their learning and meaningful engagement in school-based tasks.
Your role will encompass assessment of children with diverse presentations to identify sensory, physical, social, and environmental barriers that impede function. With support from a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist, you will plan and deliver individualised intervention programmes to enable learning and meaningful engagement in school-based tasks, working with children individually or in small groups in specialist treatment areas and within classroom-based sessions. Duties will include advising and collaborating with parents/carers and the multi-disciplinary team, comprising of Speech & Language Therapists, educational staff and Physiotherapists.
Applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Liane Hall Lead Occupational Therapist on 01932 872302 or email [email protected]
To find out more about Meath School and Speech and Language UK please visit and
We will shortlist and interview whilst this vacancy remains live, so we encourage you to apply early.
Closing date: 9am Friday 22nd March
Interviews: TBC
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