Job Description

To personally undertake a case load of referrals to include:

Under the supervision of the therapist, be responsible for maintaining a caseload of children, following their SaLT / OT assessment and to devise treatment activities based on therapy goals set by the therapist, in line with appropriate developmental stages. To complete appropriate informal assessments/ questionnaires under the direction of a therapist with individual children/ young people Under supervision from a therapist, writing and reviewing therapy targets for the caseload sharing this with families and staff Under supervision from a therapist, to support staff with therapy advice and therapy demonstrations within the classroom To participate in the training of staff/ parents to deliver therapy programmes Implement and evaluate delegated therapy interventions for children/ young people feeding back to the therapist. Independently organise the SaLTA/OTA therapy timetable with school staff within the setting Maintain children's / young people's files to a high standard in line with Cognus therapies standard operating procedures To have responsibility for devising and producing high quality Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) resources using specialist applications such as Boardmaker Where appropriate to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of OT equipment prescribed by the therapist and ensure that such equipment is in good working order and clean for use To keep up to date with clinical developments by attending regular training and CPD. Specific Duties: To advise and support school staff on the education of children and young people with therapy needs regarding: Appropriate differentiation of and access to the curriculum.



Promotion of effective inclusion of children and young people into all aspects of the school curriculum. Specialist strategies and approaches to support access to learning and social and emotional development. To collaborate with school staff to develop an Individual Education Plan/Provision Map where appropriate. To participate in the planning, delivery and evaluation of training sessions for schools and educational providers as appropriate.



To maintain effective liaison with all partners e.g. parents, professionals in Education, Health, Social Care and other Services with particular regard to Safeguarding and best practice: To attend team meetings as required. To liaise with SALT/OT (NHS clinic) as required. To attend clinical and managerial supervision sessions.



To track and monitor data to provide evidence of the impact of intervention and use this to plan further programmes of intervention. To liaise with parents/ carers and schools and attend multi-agency meetings as required. To promote robust Transition arrangements for pupils with therapy needs including: Collaboration with a range of partner agencies to create effective Transition support for specific children and young people. To contribute to collaborative working between all specialist SEN teams by: Effective liaison with the Team Manager and lead therapist.