Occupational Therapist
About Appleford School
Appleford is one of the country’s leading independent co-educational day and boarding schools for pupils from 7 to 18 years, set in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside in the village of Shrewton, just off the A303. The school has been providing the highest quality teaching for pupils with dyslexia for over 30 years.
Appleford has well-resourced and supported small classes of up to 9 delightful pupils and an ethos based on developing confidence, celebrating success and continuous support – for both pupils and staff. More importantly, we instill a belief in our children that dyslexia is no barrier to learning and we expect them to do well.GCSE attainment for our pupils regularly exceeds national mainstream averages.
About the Job
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our Team, this includes occupational therapy, and therapy assistants. You will deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for the pupils we support.
You will be responsible for holding a therapy caseload and with the full support of our knowledgeable Clinical Team, you will also contribute to staff training and consultation. Both a challenging and rewarding role, this position would suit a resilient and enthusiastic individual, with a creative therapeutic approach and the ability to make decisions, as well as manage their own workload.In addition, you will provide information and training to staff, commissioners and other agencies as required.
Our Clinical Teams help maintain a person centred, empowering approach always putting the people we support at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the people we support are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect them.
We strive for excellence, which is why we are one of the leading service providers in the UK. With this in mind, we are looking for an Occupational Therapist who shares our vision to use innovative approaches to enhance the quality of life of the people in our care.