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:02/06/2025 at 09:00
• Interviews:TBC

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 Senior Occupational Therapist

required for Autumn Term start – exact start date is flexible

Term Time + INSET days + 2 weeks = 41 weeks worked per year

Salary: PO5 to PO7 dependent on experience and qualifications

£48,460 to £54,581 full-time equivalent - broadly comparable to Agenda for Change Band 7

Parkwood Hall is a day school for pupils aged 8-19 years with moderate to severe learning difficulties, and other diverse and complex needs. The pupils here are an inspiration to us all.

It’s an exciting time at Parkwood Hall and you would be joining at a transformational time for the academy. Under a new leadership team, Parkwood Hall has undergone radical changes to its behaviour ethos, and curriculum design and implementation.  As the next step in our journey, we are building an in-house team of therapeutic services experts.  The role of Senior Occupational Therapist will be a major part of this team.  You will work as part of our trans-disciplinary team (TDT) providing management and supervision to the OT team as well as working with children, young people and their families and carers to assess and provide interventions and support for a wide range of sensory and physical differences and difficulties. You will use using a variety of OT approaches to suit the individual.

Application forms and further information can be requested from contact@parkwoodhall.co.uk. Please note that CVs cannot be accepted.

This post is a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages

Parkwood Hall Co-operative Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our Candidate Privacy notice can be found on our website.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion. This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and an enhanced DBS Disclosure is required.

Closing date: Monday 2^nd June at 09:00am
Interview date: TBC

Information about the school

Parkwood Hall aims to provide an inclusive learning environment which challenges pupils to achieve success and to thrive. Our co-operative values are important to us, especially honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. They underpin the way we do things here 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 be and help prepare them for adult life so they can live as independent a life as possible. We have a highly skilled team of professionals and our curriculum is adapted to meet the needs of our pupils in all aspects of their learning including social development, personal needs, communication, independence and life skills.

Parkwood Hall is currently a residential and day school for pupils aged 8-19 years with moderate to severe learning difficulties, and other complex needs, set in 30 acres of land. We are seeking excellent teachers to join our wonderful school.

Job Contact Information

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

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Draft Senior OT JD 2025