Position: Therapy Assistant – Occupational Therapy
Type: Permanent
Hours: Part time hours, 22.5 hours per week, term time only
Location: Cheadle Hulme, SK8 6RQ
Full time equivalent salary: £23,810 per annum + benefits
Actual take home salary: £12,198 per annum + benefits
Role Summary
Originally founded in 1823, Seashell Trust is a nationally recognised and registered charity based in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport. The trust consists of the Royal School Manchester (RSM), Royal College Manchester (RCM), 17 residential care homes, outreach, health and family services all based on one campus site. We provide care and education for children and young people (up to 25 years old) with severe, profound, and complex learning difficulties and disabilities, sensory impairment, communication disorders and autism.
Our vision is for the children and young people in our care to be safe, happy and to achieve the best possible outcomes so that they are valued and valuable members of their communities. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers at Seashell to share this commitment.
The successful applicant will work within our highly skilled and knowledgeable Occupational Therapy (OT) team within our CQC registered Health department. OT is an integral part of the onsite clinical Health Team at Seashell.
We are seeking a Therapy Assistant who is passionate about supporting our children and your people to achieve positive outcomes and are recruiting this position on a term time only basis (working 39 weeks per year).
Key responsibilities:
- Work with the wider Occupational Therapy team to help deliver therapy programmes and maintain up to date and accurate clinical records for our children and young adults
- Support the development and delivery of both group and individual interventions to engage students in therapeutic activities
- Support the Occupational Therapists with resource development
- Maintain and inspect equipment used by students (e.g. gym equipment, adapted bikes, mobility aids) to ensure that it is a condition that is safe and suitable for its intended use
- Moving equipment and materials for OT related activities which will require moderate physical effort
- Assisting students with self-care activities such as dressing, eating and personal care
About you…
- GCSE English and Maths (grade 4/C) or level 2 equivalent qualification is a requirement for this position
- Experience of working with children or young people with a range of complex needs and/ or autism
- Experience of working alongside a relevant allied health professional with children and/or young people with complex learning and physical disabilities to deliver therapeutic programmes – preferably in an education, health or OT environment
- Experience of manual handling activities or evidence of ability to participate in manual handling activities
- Competent IT skills with evidence to support this
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
In addition, you will regularly be required to assist with moving and handling service users who have a range of physical disabilities in a variety of settings including classrooms, residential units, swimming pool, work placements and some restricted places. You must therefore be able to undertake tasks involving physically active sessions and be able to support service users with behaviours of distress.
Our benefits
You will have access to wide range of benefits including: Private medical, life assurance, employee assistance and wellbeing programmes, free parking, on site gym, long service awards, employee engagement forum and a beautiful campus with fantastic facilities all on one site.
We offer great career development, and with a strong, supportive L&D team based on site, you will have access to a wide range of training courses designed to support your development throughout your career.
About Seashell Trust:
We provide a caring environment that is safeguarded and committed to promoting learning, respect and independence, as well as dignity for all our students. As part of our safer recruitment procedure, successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check (no cost), and full references will be taken.
We value diversity and are committed to equal opportunities. We are an inclusive employer and welcome all applications.
Disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview. If you require any reasonable adjustments for an interview, please highlight this to our Recruitment Team in advance.
Our charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Our vision is for the children and young people in our care to be safe, happy and to achieve the best possible outcomes so that they are valued and valuable members of their communities.
Adverts may be closed early depending on volume of applications received.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £12,198.00 per year
Expected hours: 22.5 per week
Benefits:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Flexitime
Application question(s):
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Are you able to work 22.5 hours per week – ideally across 3 full days?
- We are based in Cheadle, Stockport. Are you able to commute to our location to start work promptly at 8.30am?
- In your own words, please tell us why you want to work at Seashell Trust as a Therapy Assistant – Occupational Therapy, and what excites you about this opportunity?
Work Location: In person
