**Occupational Therapy Assistant
**Location: Attleborough
Main Purpose of the Role:
To assist the Occupational Therapy team in providing Occupational Therapy services, covering all aspects of the students' occupational, functional, and sensory development within their school environment, working in a way that puts their health, safety and welfare first. The main focus of this role will be to support the implementation of occupational therapy support and therapy programmes with identified students within the School. The assistant will be part of the Occupational Therapy team, working closely with the class teams and other therapists to create an enabling environment, and supporting students to actively engage with their social and academic environment.
Key Duties
- Assist the Occupational Therapist and the class teams in creating a sensory friendly and enabling environments within the school.
- Work alongside the Occupational Therapist in the assessment of students within both schools
- Implementing interventions and programmes with classes and pupils as directed by the Occupational Therapy Team and wider clinical and SEN team
- Together with the class teams support students' sensory, motor and occupational needs to be able to develop their daily living skills as well as engage with their social and academic environments
- To liaise effectively with multi-disciplinary colleagues and maintain associated records
- Research, advise on and source, or prepare and make, equipment and materials which contribute to the efficient delivery of occupational therapy services
- Under direction of senior clinical team members, prepare training materials and / or support training to staff in relevant areas as appropriate and as required
- Administrative duties as assigned by senior clinical team members and clinical lead
Requirements:
- Interest in developing young people's functional skills and meeting sensory needs
- Commitment to and experience of supporting children and young people with a variety of SEN
- Confidence in own communication skills, and ability to guide and motivate other staff
- Good IT skills for administration, presentations, recording and reporting systems.
- A positive and creative approach in meeting individual needs.
- A patient, caring, encouraging, tactful and caring attitude.
- Right to Work in the UK ( NO SPONSORSHIP PROVIDED)
Interested candidates kindly apply to the advert with your updated CV.