Trainee Occupational Therapist Assistant

Our client has a fantastic opportunity for a Trainee Occupational Therapist Assistant Permanent vacancy to work in their school in South West London.

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Trainee Occupational Therapist Assistant Permanent
Hours: Full Time, Monday to Friday 8.30 to 4.00pm + Mandatory Training until 5.00 pm weekly
Location: South West London
Salary: £26k-£28K
Client Group: School for children & young people with Autism

This client is an Ofsted 'Outstanding' certified school for children with Special Education Needs (SEN). It specifically focuses on pupils with severe autism. The school's new site, located in a fully refurbished historic building in West-London, increases capacity by 30 new places.

The trainee Occupational Therapist Assistant will support the provision of occupation focused assessment and intervention within the three levels of support - Universal, Targeted and Specialist of School-based Occupational Therapy.
Jo Under supervision support the OT to provide a high standard of occupational therapy provision to Children, Young People and Families within the integrated school system and approach including collaborative work with all professionals around the CYPF
Under supervision support the OT to participate in reflective practice, maintaining and furthering own professional development
Performing clerical tasks such as answering telephones and scheduling appointments.
Collecting, assessing, and recording required information such as medical history.
Implementing treatment plans and helping pupils perform therapeutic activities.
Instructing pupils and their families in the skills and techniques of a treatment program.
Monitoring pupils' performance and providing encouragement.
Documenting pupils progress, attitudes, and behaviour.
Maintaining accurate pupil records.
Maintaining the work area and equipment and ordering supplies.
Attending meetings to review plans and pupil progress.
Participating in staff training.
Under supervision support the OT work to within the standards and guidelines of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) and the Health Care Professional Council (HCPC)
Under supervision support the OT to assess the pupil's performance with the use of standardised a
Under supervision support the OT to manage a caseload of Children and Young People with autism and a wide range of needs, providing high quality of Occupation focused assessment and intervention.
Under supervision support, the OT to work closely within the multidisciplinary team and develop occupation-focused targets for their IEP agreed with the Children, Young People and Families and the rest of the professionals and ensure that CYPF and supporting staff have the necessary support to meet those targets
Committed to continued professional development in order to develop and maintain an in depth understanding of the ABA approach
Ensure safe working practices.
Reporting safeguarding incidents; medication errors; other incidents and accidents errors.
Demonstrate through practice an understanding and personal commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Client offers:
Excellent salary
Career progression
Support & training

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