Senior Occupational Therapist - Full-time

Parkwood Hall Co-operative Academy, Swanley

Ref:KCC207-7164-147T
Posted:28/04/2025
Pay:PO5 to PO7 £48,460 to £54,581
Start Date:Autumn Term start
App Close Date:20/06/2025 at 09:00
Interviews:TBC

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Join a Transformational Journey as Our Senior Occupational Therapist

Location: Parkwood Hall Co-operative Academy, Swanley, Kent
Start: Autumn Term (Exact date flexible)
Contract: Term Time + INSET Days + 2 Weeks (41 weeks/year)
Salary: PO5 – PO7 (£48,460 to £54,581 FTE) — comparable to Band 7

Are you a passionate and experienced OT looking to take the next step in your career? Want to work in a school where your voice is valued, your expertise shapes lives, and your impact is felt daily?

Welcome to Parkwood Hall — a vibrant day school for pupils aged 8–19 with moderate to severe learning difficulties and complex needs.

This is more than a job — it’s an opportunity to be part of something transformational. Under new leadership, we’ve reimagined our curriculum and ethos — and now we’re building a dedicated in-house therapy team. We’re looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist to lead and help shape this exciting new chapter.

🌟 What You'll Be Doing:

Lead and manage our growing OT team
Work collaboratively within a strong trans-disciplinary team (TDT)
Deliver tailored, evidence-based interventions for a wide range of communication differences
Support pupils, families and staff with innovative OT approaches
Be a vital part of our strategic push for inclusive, person-centred care

🎁 What’s in It for You:

A leadership role that allows you to drive real change in young lives
Term-time schedule (plus 2 weeks) – enjoy work-life balance and long holidays
Work in a supportive, inclusive, and forward-thinking academy
Join at a pivotal time of growth, where your ideas and input will shape services from the ground up
Broad salary range up to £54,581 FTE, reflecting your skills and experience
Access to excellent CPD opportunities and a vibrant staff community

🧠 Our Pupils Will Inspire You:

Every day is different. Every day brings a new challenge. And every day, our pupils will remind you why you do this work.

👋 Ready to Apply?

Request an application form from contact@parkwoodhall.co.uk
Please note: CVs cannot be accepted.

Deadline: Friday 20th June at 9:00am
Interview Date: TBC

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse team. This role requires fluency in spoken English, and an enhanced DBS check will be required.

Be part of something bigger. Join Parkwood Hall and make your mark.

Information about the school

We are a specialist day school for children and young people aged 8-19 who have moderate to severe learning difficulties and autism. Many of our pupils have additional needs including ADHD, Downs Syndrome and language difficulties. All our pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans so all our referrals come via different local authorities across London and the South East, including Kent. We are extremely fortunate in having an amazing site where the children can access our seventy-eight acres of green and woodlands. We have a Forest School on site as well as purpose-built playground areas and sports areas. Our music and performing arts form an important part of our offer: we have a steel band as well as a Makaton Choir. Our Cooperative Values are important to us especially honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. They underpin the way we do things at Parkwood Hall. We are committed to providing a learning environment and learning pathway that enables all our pupils to achieve the best they can and help prepare them for adult life so they can live as independent a life as possible. We have created our own bespoke curriculum which is differentiated to each pupil’s individual learning needs. We aim to make our curriculum engaging, relevant and exciting. The school is zoned in areas to accommodate Learning Pathway One which provides a pre-formal curriculum and Learning Pathway Two which provides a formal curriculum environment. The school also has a sixth form zone for post 16 students where the curriculum is about preparing for adult life with pupils focusing on core skills and independent living skills as well as work related learning. We have a highly skilled team of professionals including teachers, teaching assistants, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and school nurse. Our team work together positively to enable the absolute best outcomes for our pupils, who always remain at the heart of all we do.

Job Contact Information

Name:Zoe moore
Address:Parkwood Hall, Beechenlea Lane, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8DR
Telephone: 01322 664441
Email: contact@parkwoodhall.co.uk

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