Job Description

Acorn Park School

Norfolk
53,200 per year


Expiring soon

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

01 October 2025

Apply by:

5 September 2025

Job overview

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Are you looking for an employer who can offer you opportunities for growth and development in your occupational therapy career- All whilst working within a friendly multidisciplinary team in a rewarding education setting?

Do you want to have opportunities to participate in research projects, special interest groups and form part of a wider occupational therapy network that meets regularly for training & development?

Do you want to have flexibility and be able to work creatively to deliver specialist OT assessment and intervention fostering independence within an education setting?

Do you want to be part of developing an enhanced occupational therapy offer through supporting the growth of apprentices, students and therapy assistants?

How about working for an employer who has been awarded a 'Great Place to Work' for the 5th year running?

Does working 4 days a week with FULL pay sound like a dream?!It doesn't have to be! Have a better work/life balance and come and work for Outcomes First Group!

Job Title: Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

Location: Acorn Park School - Norfolk NR16 2HU

Salary: Up to 53,200 DOE

Please note- basic grade OT offers from 33,000+, Specialist from 39,500+ & Highly specialist from 48,000+

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, hours to overlap with core school hours (Part time hours may be considered)

Contract: Permanent 52 weeks

Essential: Full valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle

In a world where the demand for clinical support is increasing daily, we understand the importance and value of the work you carry out. Your unique skills and expertise are critical to building better outcomes for our pupils. This is why we aim to have a multidisciplinary clinical team for each of our sites to provide this vital provision in collaboration with our education teams. Creating an environment where our pupils can truly flourish and grow in independence is key.

We understand the value of helping our employees develop in their careers. For clinicians to achieve their Continued Professional Development (CPD) goals we offer a 2000 training allowance, so that you can complete role specific training tailored to your individual requirements once your probation has been completed.

About the Group:

Outcomes First Group is the leading provider of world-class education. Our schools are a vital part of local communities in England, Scotland and Wales, with a renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for the children and young people we educate for. Our Acorn schools are there to meet the social and emotional needs of pupils who have faced trauma or adversity, equipping them for life's important steps. Our Options Autism schools support autistic pupils to value their uniqueness and access the world in their own way. Another division, Momenta Connect, supports young people to overcome barriers and engage with education. While our most recent addition, Blenheim Schools, enables outstanding futures through high-quality independent and international schools.

Our Vision

Empower every child, whatever their ability, with a world-class education that nurtures potential, inspires lifelong learning, and equips them to thrive in a diverse and evolving world.

Our Mission

We commit to unlocking our pupils' potential through personalised learning, innovation, and opportunity, supporting growth and aspirations.

Our Promise

WE LISTEN. We never assume.

WE WORK TOGETHER. To make the remarkable happen.

WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE. To each other and for one another.

Our Promise describes the sort of people we are and our commitment to how we treat each other, work together and behave. It represents what's truly important to us as individuals and as a team. It is easily translatable into behaviours we all practice and experience every day. It's the golden thread that runs through every leader, team and individual.

The role:

We are looking for a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our in-house clinical team at Acorn Park school

Working collaboratively with the education team, you will deliver bespoke Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to pupils who may have experienced developmental trauma, be neurodivergent or have SEMH needs. You will work within the standards provided in the OFG Occupational Therapy Ways of Working. This will guide your practice within an education setting and clarify your roles and responsibilities, while taking into account the requirements of your governing and professional bodies. You will be given responsibility for holding an occupational therapy caseload, with the full support of your designated clinical supervisor and site lead, also contributing to staff training and consultation as required This post would suit a resilient, creative and enthusiastic individual.

Our Clinical Teams help maintain a person-centred, empowering approach always putting the pupils we support at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the pupils we support are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect them. We strive for excellence, which is why we are one of the leading service providers in the UK. With this in mind, we are looking for a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist who shares our vision to use innovative approaches to enhance the quality of life and outcomes of the pupils we support.

Location: Acorn Park School - Norfolk NR16 2HU - Acorn Park school forms part of our Options Autism brand, and is an independent specialist day school, supporting young people aged 4 - 19

Acorn Park School

Education - Options Autism

For further information regarding this vacancy please refer to the and Person Specification attached.

Essential Criteria:

Recognised Occupational Therapy degree

HCPC registered and member of RCOT

Relevant experience in a previously held job (LD, SEMH, neurodivergence)

Enhanced knowledge and clinical understanding of OT theory and its practical application

Experience of multi-disciplinary working in a range of settings, with some responsibility for service & team performance

Experience of communicating with/working with families/relatives and carers

Good communication including relationship, analytical and judgemental skills

Clear understanding of the relationship between behaviour and communication

Clear understanding of physical needs, dexterity, coordination and sensory skills for assessment and treatment of client group

Clear understanding of other developmental needs that may impact on an individual and skills needed for independence

Up to date knowledge of a range of approaches relating to neurodivergence, learning disability and trauma informed practice

Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group

Good clinical reasoning skills and able to confidently express rationale

Able to engage in quality improvement and enhanced service delivery

Understanding of information governance, confidentiality and record keeping standards

Ability to work collaboratively as part of the multi-disciplinary team, as well as support with supervision of staff and students

Sound knowledge of different assessment tools, intervention programmes and formulation of treatment plans from a range of OT modalities

Evidence of continuous professional development and consistently undertakes self-development

Full driving licence and access to a car

Ability and willingness to travel on company business

Flexible approach to working environments, creative problem solver

Able to work under pressure and to deadlines

Desirable:

3+ years practicing as an OT

Evidence of formal post graduate study in Sensory Integration and/or developmental trauma and/or sensory attachment

Why work for us?

Alongside working with a network of over 350 clinical colleagues with regular forums for peer reflection and practice development, Outcomes First Group offer an array of flexible benefit options:

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward and flexible benefits package including:

2,000 training allowance

Life Assurance

Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions

Your Wellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

You'll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit

A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits

100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical illness cover

At Outcomes First Group we are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS

We reserve the right to close vacancies early, please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

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About

Acorn Park School

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Acorn Park School

Andrew's Furlong, Mill Road, Banham, Norwich
Norfolk
NR16 2HU
United Kingdom

+44 1953 888 656

Acorn Park is an independent, specialist school that caters for autistic children and young people aged 4 - 19. Our curriculum centres on Autism and related needs, this is supported by our fully integrated clinical team.

The school's ethos is underpinned by a guiding principle that the young people are placed at the heart of everything we do. This means supporting them to achieve their potential, but much more than this, it means making sure that the things that are important to them are important to us.



We make every effort to make sure that the young people are respected as individuals, and encouraged to exercise choice, and every member of staff is tasked with advocating for the young people they work with.



We make sure that we work in partnership with families, recognising that we share a commitment to the young people's welfare and valuing the knowledge and experience that family members offer.



We recognise that our young people have a vast range of academic and cognitive abilities along with very individual communication and learning styles and so we offer different pathways to meet those diverse needs.



The layout of Acorn Park means our young people enjoy our adventure playgrounds and outdoor space and engage with our animals at the Care Farm. We enjoy frequent trips to local villages and the zoo, and regularly enjoy activities around Thetford Forest and the seaside towns around East Anglia. We have recently invested in our outdoor education and regulation resources, which have been designed to meet both the young people's clinical and therapeutic needs.

Acorn Park Vision, Mission and Values

Our vision:

For every child to be safe, nurtured and supported to succeed.

Our mission:

To care and educate our children, empowering them to reach their full potential, to think big and dream bigger!

Our values:

Our values act as the central principles and widespread truths that impact our practice, how we collaborate as a team, how we build our core methods and how we present our mission.



Care: We are courageous in advocating, educating and caring for every child, confident in our purpose to promote kindness respect.



Strive: We are striving for a better future by always doing our best with the children we work with. Our inventive efforts support children at Acorn Park to aspire to healthier futures.



Grow: We help children fulfil their personal growth and build positive relationships. Children are empowered to reach their full potential.



Thrive: We uphold the belief that by being reliable and consistent in our therapeutic practices, by advocating for children and promoting our values, children will thrive on the next step of their life journey.

Our two school rules

Always be kind
Always try your best
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