R2184 - Occupational Therapist, Education
Job details
Job type
Permanent part-time role
Salary
£28,472-£50,561 paid pro rata (0.48 FTE)
Hours
18 hours per week (flexible arrangements), term time only
Location
Fareham, Hampshire
Closes on 11 May 2026
This is an exciting opportunity to join us as we develop our therapy team in the role of Occupational Therapist. You would be working alongside our speech and language therapist and thrive practitioners and working closely with other team members including senior leaders, classroom teachers, inclusion practitioners and other support roles.
Our provision includes small class sizes of 8 pupils, sensory friendly learning spaces, large classrooms, outside play areas, high staff to pupil ratio and a personalised curriculum approach. You would be based at Light Years School, Fareham, an ‘outstanding’ specialist independent provision.
Our school motto; ‘start small, grow tall’ symbolises a child’s growth and development through their individual learning journey at Light Year School. We believe passionately that with the right support at the right time, pupils will thrive in school and be ready for the next stage of their education.
At Light Years School our ethos is clear; we put the child first in all circumstances. To ensure our pupils are ready to learn, Light Years School will create a school environment which makes pupils feel safe, secure, and supported. We do this by establishing strong and trusted professional relationships and providing pupils with an inviting and accessible environment.
This role will be supporting our children, aged 7-11, who have a range of needs including autism, SEMH needs, ADHD and sensory processing and other neuro developmental conditions and communication needs. Your role will involve carrying out assessments, formulating therapy plans in line with children's EHCP outcomes, supporting the teaching team with whole class therapy, delivering 1:1 and group sessions, supporting outreach provision and holding whole school CPD sessions.
You will develop the schools occupational, universal, target and specific approach thereby ensuring the provision of a high standard of assessment, treatment and advice to children, young people and their families accessing the school.
The role may offer flexibility for additional hours or an adjustment to the advertised hours over time, please feel free to contact us to discuss this role in further detail. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.