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

Parkwood Hall is currently a residential and 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.
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 including teachers and teaching assistants, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, Positive Support Behaviour practitioners, school nurses and residential staff.
We are currently seeking an excellent Performing Arts Teacher who is passionate about working with children and young people with Special Educational Needs to join our highly skilled team. The roles would suit energetic and committed practitioners who can engage children and young people with SEND and continually focus on, and drive, delivery of an adapted curriculum that meets the needs of our pupils in all aspects of their learning including social development, personal needs, communication, independence and life skills.
In return, the successful candidates will join the committed and highly experienced classroom-based teams who are dedicated in providing the best education. Parkwood Hall offers an outstanding professional development package to all staff. In addition, Parkwood Hall also offers an Employee Assistance Programme, free hot drinks and snacks, and ample car parking. We are based on a beautiful site of more than 30 acres and an impressive Victorian building.

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
• Amended OT Advert