Occupational Therapist

Job description

Service Care Solutions are working in partnership with a specialist SEND school to recruit a passionate and experienced Senior Occupational Therapist. This is a permanent, term-time role offering a salary of £45,123 – £61,500 (including paid school holidays) plus an excellent benefits package.

Based within a purpose-built school for pupils aged 5–19 with autism, you’ll join a highly experienced multidisciplinary clinical team supporting children and young people with complex needs including developmental trauma, neurodevelopmental conditions and special educational needs.

Through Service Care Solutions, you’ll become part of a genuinely integrated therapeutic model where clinical expertise shapes education, care and daily living environments to create meaningful, measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist occupational therapy assessments focusing on sensory, motor, perceptual and functional life skills
• Develop and implement evidence-based interventions across individual, group and whole-school levels
• Contribute to MDT therapeutic plans aligned with EHCP outcomes
• Provide consultation, workshops and training to education and residential teams
• Prepare high-quality reports and maintain accurate clinical documentation
• Support trauma-informed, therapeutic practice across the setting
• Participate in supervision, CPD and service development initiatives

Requirements

• Qualified Occupational Therapist registered with the HCPC
• Experience working with children and young people with complex SEND and neurodevelopmental needs
• Strong understanding of sensory integration and functional skill development
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Confident delivering training and modelling best practice to staff teams
• Highly organised, proactive and committed to achieving the best outcomes for young people

Why Join Service Care Solutions?

£250 Welcome Bonus

• We are offering a Welcome Bonus of £250, paid after completion of 150 hours (or equivalent) in your new placement.

Refer a Friend (Earn up to £750 per Referral)

• Simply refer your friend. If they get the role, we’ll give you up to £750 per Referral.

To Apply:

Please contact Chris on using the below details:

E: christopher.richardson@servicecare.org.uk

T: (01772) 208 963

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Chigwell

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

10-03-2026

Profession type

Teaching / Instructors / Guides

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English