Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist – Aurora Cedars School
Location: WolverhamptonContract Type: Part Time (4 days), permanent
Hours: 32 hours per week. Term time only
Salary: £15.53 to £18.82 p/hr (£32,302.40 to £38,729.60 pro rata)
The Aurora Group
The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities. It is an exciting time to be part of Aurora, and this is a unique career opportunity to be instrumental in the growth of a new school and to make your mark on our growing services.
Aurora Cedars School in Wolverhampton offers a bespoke education provision for up to 80 pupils aged 5-19 who have ASC/SEMH needs. We are looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to work as part of our therapy team at Aurora Cedars.
You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the therapy team at Aurora Cedars School, providing a high standard of Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to children and young people, including advice and training to relevant parents, carers, professionals in line with proposed treatment plans.
This is a rewarding role, with a great emphasis on wellbeing, this position would suit an enthusiastic individual, with a nurturing approach and the ability to make decisions, as well as manage their own workload.
Click here to view a Job Description: Occupational Therapist Cedars JD.docx
Essential Criteria:
- A recognised degree in Occupational Therapy and current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Member of RCOT
- Training and Development
Within Aurora, we strongly believe that learning and development should not be limited to just the children and young people we support. We offer wide range of programmes and opportunities to all our employees to improve your skills and further your career.
- Save money on your bills!!
You can also use Perkbox for our cycle to work scheme and car scheme.
- Competitive Pay and Reward
- UK Health Cash Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Refer a friend for £1,000
We’ll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (*terms apply)
How to apply?
Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details. If you need any assistance or would like any more information please contact Karen in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at karen.barnfield@the-aurora-group.com
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.