Occupational Therapist

Wilds Lodge School – Rutland Salary: £18,264 (actual salary) | £wk FTE) Permanent, part time and term time only 18 hours per week – 8.30am – 2.30pm (days negotiable) To start September 2026

Your new role We are looking for exceptional people to work with our exceptional learners. We are currently recruiting for an Occupational Therapist, providing therapy services as part of the integrated, multidisciplinary therapy team at Wilds Lodge School.

Your role will include applying and developing your clinical skills in delivering hands-on OT intervention to learners with social emotional and mental health needs with supervision from the SENCO. You will apply and develop your clinical skills in delivering hands-on Occupational Therapy, ensuring the provision of a high standard of assessment, treatment and advice to learners and their families accessing the school.

We are looking for an enthusiastic qualified Occupational Therapist to join a team of therapists consisting of a Speech and Language Therapist, Art, Drama, and Music Therapists and Clinical and Educational Psychologists. Our therapists benefit from professional leadership, peer support and the many other opportunities for professional development and training the school has to offer.

We are seeking people who thrive on working in a challenging but immensely rewarding environment, who are passionate about supporting the development of social, life and independence skills and who truly want to make a difference in the lives of young people.

Working Hours Three days a week 8.30am – 2.30pm Term time only

Essential Requirements A degree in Occupational Therapy (or similar) and HCPC membership Minimum 1 years' experience as a qualified Occupational Therapist Experience of assessing and implementing appropriate management plans for OT and delivery of OT assessment and interventions Knowledge of range of appropriate pediatric occupational therapy interventions Excellent interpersonal skills. You will also be empathetic and assertive with a good sense of humour! Experience working with children and young people with Social, Emotional and Behavioural issues (desirable)

About Wilds Lodge Wilds Lodge School is an independent 38 week specialist boarding and day provision for boys and girls (girls are accepted as day learners only) for learners aged between 5 and 19 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties, set in Empingham, Rutland. All the learners at the school have an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP). It was established in 2007 and aims to place an equal emphasis on the educational, social and psychological development of our learners. The key to the success of the school is a strong ethos, developed by a highly experienced and capable staff, and the strength of the relationships between the staff and the learners.

We are a friendly school where staff are supportive of each other inside and outside of the classroom. We pride ourselves in ensuring all members of staff including our support staff have access to regular training. All our members of staff attend regular training on child protection; mental health and multi-agency working. All staff access a wide range of training on areas of SEN such as Autism, attachment and ADHD.

As a valued employee of Wilds Lodge, you will receive: Free onsite parking Free refreshments and meals whilst on duty Company events Gym membership Access to an employee assistance programme Group life cover 2 x salary from day 1 Excellent CPD packages, paid induction training and opportunities for Part funding of further training including HLTA, Master Degrees and Teacher Training Excellent promotion and career progression Sick pay 3 days off paid for dependants sickness Enhanced paid family friendly leave

Our learners are incredibly important to us; if you have the energy and enthusiasm to make a real difference to the lives of our learners, we would love to hear from you.

How to apply:

For more information and a full application pack, please contact Mike Sherwin on the below details:

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Closing date for applications: Wednesday 8th July 2026

Strong applications may be considered upon receipt

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The following is expected of all staff: All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check

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