Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)

Occupational Therapy Assistant
£20.00 per hour Umbrella | Croydon | Locum

Overview

I am currently recruiting for an Occupational Therapy Assistant to join a specialist school in Croydon supporting children and young people aged 4-18 with autism and learning difficulties.

The school supports pupils with a range of social communication, cognitive, sensory and social, emotional and behavioural needs. You'll be joining a well-established therapy team with 2 Senior Occupational Therapists and another Occupational Therapy Assistant already in place.

This is a great opportunity for someone with previous Therapy Assistant experience who is comfortable working within a specialist education environment and supporting therapists to deliver programmes across the school.

Requirements

Previous Therapy Assistant experience is essential
Experience supporting children or young people with additional needs
Comfortable supporting OT programmes and interventions
Able to work effectively alongside OTs, education staff and the wider multidisciplinary team
Clear DBS (we can put this in process for you)What's on offer

£20.00 per hour Umbrella
Locum opportunity
Croydon
Established OT team with 2 Senior OTs and another OTA
Supportive specialist school environment
Opportunity to work with a varied SEND caseloadInterested?

If you'd like to find out more, feel free to message me to arrange a quick call - happy to talk through the role in more detail.

Chris Woods - (phone number removed)