Therapy Assistant

Full Job Description

Are you a Occupational Therapy Assistant with experience working with Autistic People with additional needs? 

Does working 4 days a week but with FULL pay sound like a dream?!* 

It doesn't have to be! Have a better work/life balance and come and work for Outcomes First Group!

Job Title:         Therapy Assistant 

Location:         Meadowcroft School, West Yorkshire  

Salary:             £22,000 - £25,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Hours:              37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 

Contract:         Permanent, 52 weeks per annum

About the role

We are looking for a Therapy Assistant to join our in-house Clinical Team. Working collaboratively with the site, you will deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for our pupils with developmental trauma, autism, ADHD, complex needs and SEMH needs. 

You will be responsible for assisting the Occupational Therapy caseload at Meadowcroft School. With the full support of our well-established and knowledgeable Clinical Team, you will also contribute to staff training, consultation and reflective practice. Both a challenging and rewarding role, this position would suit a resilient and enthusiastic individual, with a therapeutic approach and the ability to make decisions, as well as manage their own workload.

Our well-established Clinical Team, maintain a nurturing environment where our pupils can flourish, always putting them at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and our pupils are heard, respected and involved in decisions that affect them wherever possible.

When it comes to looking after our pupils, we strive for excellence, which is why we are the leading service provider in the UK. With this in mind, we are looking for a Therapy Assistant who shares our vision; to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable people in the UK to be happy and to make their way in the world.

Location: Meadowcroft School, West Yorkshire    

Meadowcroft School

About the Group

Outcomes First Group is the largest independent provider of special needs education and care. We have services covering all of England and North Wales. We are a vital part of local communities in England, Scotland and Wales with a renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for the people we educate and care for.

We are really proud to say that in 2023, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fourth year running.

Our divisional brands include Acorn Education and Care and Options Autism.

For more information on the group please visit: https://www.outcomesfirstgroup.co.uk/

Essential Criteria:

• Experience of paid or voluntary work within a trauma or complex needs setting
• Experience of working with children and young people with special educational needs.
• Ability to write reports relating to clinical and research activities

What’s in it for you?

You will be working with an ambitious and driven service that’s really going places, supported by an exceptional team of likeminded individuals who are keen to learn from you. This is an opportunity to enrich the lives of the people we support and make a positive difference, in a role where you have autonomy.

We offer a friendly and inclusive working environment where our people are heard, respected and hugely valued. We want our employees to come to work with energy, determination and most importantly we want them to be happy in their work. We are well aware that it is our highly skilled teams that make Outcomes First Group the success it is, and we want this to continue. This is why we provide a range of benefits designed to support you, not just in your work life but also on a personal level too. We want you to be the best you can be and offer genuine opportunities for career development and progression.

For further information on this role please refer the Job Description and Person Specification attached. To discuss this role in more detail, please contact: recruitment@ofgl.uk

Why work for us? 

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Holidays starting at 30 days per annum plus bank holidays
• Life Assurance
  Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of our people in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.

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