Occupational Therapist (24hrs)

Occupational Therapist (Part-time)

24 hours, 52 weeks

FTE Salary: £43,732 - £49,822

Actual Salary: £26,239 - £29,893 *Inclusive of £2,000 market supplement

Sunfield Specialist School and Children’s Home sustains a distinguished historical legacy in the beautiful Clent Hills, West Midlands. Sunfield’s farm, walled garden and woodlands provide excellent opportunities for outdoor learning and practical activities. Sunfield is part of Ruskin Mill Trust.

Established in 1984, Ruskin Mill Trust is an educational charity that operates in England, Scotland and Wales. We offer exciting outdoor learning environments, utilising practical land and craft activities to support the development of work and life skills in young people with autistic spectrum conditions and other learning differences. Our research-led method, Practical Skills Therapeutic Education, is inspired by the work of Rudolf Steiner, John Ruskin and William Morris. Working with hand, head, heart and place, Ruskin Mill Trust helps individuals to re-imagine their potential.

We are looking for a part time, Occupational Therapist, ideally with training in Sensory Integration, to develop an occupational therapy service embedded within Ruskin Mill’s unique method of Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) and Rudolf Steiner’s approach to human development as interventions to meet the students’ sensory and self-regulation needs as identified in the EHC plan.

Their main duties:

• To provide, an effective and specialised Occupational Therapy (OT) service to a defined caseload of residential and day students at Sunfield following the Trust method of Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.
• To contribute to the development of sensory and experiential learning plans for students at Sunfield in which sensory and experiential learning is interwoven within their daytime and residential activities.
• To support the creation of resources facilitating sensory and experiential activities within the day and residential provision.
• To actively develop and apply clinical skills in the area of Sensory Integration and to develop clinical skills in both occupational therapy assessment and other baseline assessments used within Sunfield, treatment planning, intervention, and evaluation.
• To provide specialist advice and support to other departments, professionals, and families / carers within the PSTE method.
• To contribute to the evaluation and continued development of the Occupational Therapy Service

Training in our method, Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE), will be provided, but ideally the post holder would have knowledge of or be open to Steiner principles of holistic and experiential education and therapeutic care.

Ruskin Mill Trust’s PSTE method involved using an experiential and sensory approach to human development through practical activities within an outdoor environment. These activities support the holistic development of our children and young people towards their acquisition of skills for independence, confidence, building relationships, emotional regulation, and physical and motor development, as well as fostering their sense of belonging ability to contribute to their community.

Working at Sunfield Specialist School is rewarding and in return, we offer competitive salaries with progression in pay once qualified.

In addition, staff receive:

• A comprehensive induction, an excellent personal development plan and extensive training to include Autism, Attachment, Emotional Resilience, Holistic Support, Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE), CALM Intervention training and more
• A beautiful location
• Free daily lunches while engaging with students
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Health cash plan & Employee Assistance Programme via Medicash

**Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the application early in the event of finding the right candidate**

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.