Key Role Information

Salary
39,670.81 - 45,463.01
Job type
Permanent
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
01/01/2026 09:00
Interview
TBC
Contract term
TTO - Term time only
Pay grade
£39,670.81 - £45,463.01 (pt 27 – pt 31)
Department
Integrated Services
Key stage
Not Applicable
Hours per week
37.00
Weeks per year
44.600
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Would you like to make a difference, feel valued and be part of a dynamic team that recognises and nurtures the potential of every pupil?

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to lead the OT provision in our outstanding school and college and support the team to ensure our pupils achieve the best possible outcomes.

You will be working in a well-resourced, high specification Occupational Therapy suite with sensory rooms and outdoor spaces designed to support a range of sensory needs. You will have the facilities and resources to make sure every pupil receives the input and makes the progress they need plus the support from a dedicated multi-professional team to promote a holistic approach.

Qualifications

essential
essential

Skills

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge

Knowledge of the appropriate use and choice of standardised and non-standardised assessmentsessential
Sound knowledge of the OT process and relevant frames of reference to inform practiceessential
Knowledge of the principles and implementation of clinical governance / auditessential
Adept at managing budgetsessential
Excellent problem solving skills and flexibilityessential
Prior leadership / management skills essential
Specialist knowledge of OT assessment and interventionessential
Knowledge of ACEs and trauma informed approaches
Knowledge of neurodiversity affirming practice

Experience

Management experience of leading/developing teamsessential
Band 6/7 experienceessential
Relevant post graduate OT trainingessential
Working with children with sensory difficulties and motor co-ordination difficultiesessential
Experience of using a range of different assessments and interventions and implementing and evaluating treatment goalsessential
Working with children/ young people with SEN, particularly those on the Autism Spectrum.essential
Working with children / young people with receptive and/ or expressive language difficultiesessential
Differential diagnosis; formulation of therapy plans; providing appropriate intervention(s); evaluating outcomes essential
Carrying out formal and informal assessments, observationsessential
Report Writingessential
Using Autism specific strategies/ approaches essential
MDT workingessential
Mental health experience
Paediatric OT experience
Working with children/young people with SEMH e.g., attachment and trauma, anxiety
Joint working with education staff in a classroom environment
Delivering Training
Experience of undertaking appraisals and planning CPD

Experience/Knowledge

Able to provide rationales for interventions from evidence based practice and individual needessential
Understand and promote holistic approachessential
Understand the difficulties of motivating young people with low self-esteem and high anxietyessential
Have an understanding of ASC and possible co-occurring diagnoses.essential
How SLCN impacts the development of functional skills, independence, life skills – and how this can be supported.

Personal Attributes

Ability to build good relationships with pupils, teaching staff, parents and carers – whilst maintaining appropriate boundaries. essential
Emotional resilience in working with children/ young people who may present with behaviours which challengeessential
Sense of humour, patience, enthusiasm and motivation essential
Ability to work as a team and independentlyessential

Relevant Skills

Ability to offer supervision and mentoring to relevant staff and studentsessential
Skills in co-working, liaison and consultation with other professionals , especially with regard to complex casesessential
Good organizational skills essential
Clear written and spoken Englishessential
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;essential
Ability to effectively prioritise work and work towards outcomesessential
Excellent record keeping and report writing skillsessential
Ability to establish and maintain good working relationshipsessential
Effectively manage a personal caseloadessential
Relate theory to practiceessential
Initiative, problem solving skillsessential
Approach therapy with creativity and flexibility essential
Experience of planning and delivering group/ class interventions
Support others in working with children/ young people e.g. providing (indirect) intervention programmes, advice.

West Kirby Educational Trust

Alice Pyatt

recruitment@wkrs.co.uk

West Kirby Residential School
107-119 Meols Drive, West Kirby
Wirral
Merseyside
CH48 5DH

Safeguarding Information

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to rigorous recruitment & online checks. West Kirby Educational Trust is an exempt employer as defined in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975) and as such, we have a lawful basis for requesting an enhanced DBS disclosure certificate for all employees.