Occupational Therapy Apprentice - Term Time - Special Needs Position

Grange Park School, Wrotham

• Ref:KCC886-7052-356S
• Posted:01/06/2026
• Pay:KSA £26,168 FTE
• Start Date:September 2026
• App Close Date:12/06/2026 at 12:00
• Interviews:ASAP

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Occupational Therapy Apprentice

• Are you interested in making a difference to young people’s lives?
• Do you want to be part of an award winning team (Kent Messenger Team of the Year)?
• Do you want to go to work and each day be a new challenge?
• Do you want to work in a supportive and collaborative school?
• Does working term time only appeal to you?

Grange Park School is looking to recruit an individual who is enthusiastic, committed, and able to work well in a team and who wants to make a difference every day. The Therapy Team are highly valued by the Senior Leadership Team and Governing Body, and are fully integrated within the school. The team consists of Senior Speech and Language Therapists (SALT), Senior Occupational Therapists (OT), Clinical Psychologist, Art Therapist and Therapy Assistants. Multi-disciplinary team working is essential to the role. You will be mentored and supported by experienced SALT and OT colleagues and will work in all areas of the school gaining valuable skills and experience.

Each day is a new challenge and you will make a difference to the lives of our pupils.  There is free tea and coffee, free parking, a strong focus on wellbeing, excellent CPD available as well as home made scones on a Friday made by the Senior Leadership Team.

The working hours are 0830-1530 term time only

The salary is KSA £26,168 FTE. Full Job Description attached.

Visits to the school prior to interview are strongly encouraged. Please contact our therapy team lead using the contact details below to arrange.

• Name: Mrs Hannah Mellor
• Address: Borough Green Road, Wrotham, Kent, TN15 7RD
• Telephone:01732 882111
• Email: hannah.mellor@grangepark.kent.sch.uk

Information about the school

Our School

Grange Park School is an autism specific provision for children aged 12 to 19 located in a purpose built school in Wrotham and for children aged 9 - 11 located in Stansted village 3 miles from the main school site. The school also operates a post16 provision in partnership with a local college in Maidstone and Medway. All of our pupils have educational heath care plans.

Currently judged as “good with outstanding features"; by Ofsted. We are committed to providing our pupils with the best possible learning opportunities and supporting them in their development.

The school has achieved a number of external awards including • Beacon NAS status • UNICEF Rights Respecting (Gold) • Wellbeing award for schools • IQM Flagship School • IQM Inclusive School • National online Safety • Leading Parent Partnership Award • Kent Teaching Awards Team of the Year (2021, 2025) • Kent Teaching Awards Headteacher of the Year (2022) • Kent Teaching Awards Science Teacher of the Year (2023) Kent Teaching Awards Unqualified Teacher of the Year (2026)

Grange Park is part of KSENT a collaboration of 26 special schools in Kent. This creates numerous training and development opportunities, shared working practices and career progression.

The successful candidate will embrace the special ethos of the School, and the role will provide an opportunity to take Grange Park School into this next exciting phase and beyond.

Our wellbeing offer includes, a 5*day - day off in academic year in term time, scones on a Friday, CPD programme and much more.

All references will be taken up before interview.

Grange Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and check against the ISA Barred List for children and other relevant pre-employment checks.

Please note as part of Keeping Children Safe In Education requirements, Grange Park will carry out online searches for all shortlisted candidates

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mr Lee Cooper
• Address:Borough Green Road, Wrotham, Kent, TN15 7RD
• Telephone: (01732) 882111
• Email: lee.cooper@grangepark.kent.sch.uk

Fax: (01732) 882111

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Occupational Therapy Apprentice Job Description