Home School Services ECT Manager

Warning - This Vacancy is now Closed!

Occupational Therapist - Term Time - Special Needs Position

Danecourt School, Gillingham

  • Ref:KCC887-7031-25S
  • Posted:06/12/2021
  • Pay:NJC Grade PO1 - £31,346 - £36,992 pro rata
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:14/01/2022 at 12:00
  • Interviews:To be confirmed

Advert

Hours: 37.5 per week , term time (39 weeks per year)
 
We are looking to appoint a friendly, enthusiastic, adaptable and inspirational qualified and experienced Occupational Therapist to work as part of the dynamic therapy team at Danecourt School, which is part of the Maritime Academy Trust.
 
The successful candidate would be based at Danecourt School for 4 days a week and half a day at both Featherby Primary School and Barnsole Primary School, who are also part of Maritime Academy Trust. This is an incredible opportunity to develop your career within a forward thinking Trust.
 
In return we can offer you:-
  • a positive and supportive  working environment   
  • national terms and conditions   
  • Opportunities for CPD   
  • a generous package of Maritime Trust staff benefits. 

Please see attached candidate pack for more information about our school, our trust and details of the job.

We welcome visits to the school, so please contact us on 01634 232589 to arrange your visit. Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if a suitable candidate is found.
 
Danecourt School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) with barred list check is required for all successful applicants.

Information about the school

Danecourt Special School is part of the Maritime Multi-Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich, Bexley, Kent and Medway . Our schools transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills. We are a special school catering for primary aged children who have special educational needs. The children who attend Danecourt have a wide breadth of needs including complex learning difficulties and autism.

At Danecourt our mission is support all pupils to become “STARS” -

S - Self reliant T - Team Players A - Aspirational R - Resilient S - Successful

This is facilitated through pupils receiving a personalised curriculum that is tailored to meet their individual specific needs. The highly trained staff team maintain high expectations of what each individual pupil is able to achieve, striving to ensure that they all reach their maximum potential; celebrating difference and encouraging curiosity and creativity. Staff work collaboratively with families/carers and a range of other agencies in order to meet the pupils needs and as a result, pupils make strong progress academically, emotionally and socially. Pupil achievement is hugely valued and celebrated in a manner that is meaningful and appropriate for each pupil.

If you are interested in becoming a part of the Danecourt community and working with us, telephone the school and make an appointment to come and meet some of the pupils and staff and to experience for yourself the quality of education given to all of our children and the unique atmosphere throughout our school.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Julie Jones
  • Address:Hotel Road, Watling Street, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6AA
  • Telephone: 01634 232589
  • Email: info@danecourt-maritime.org

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.