An inspirational Occupational Therapist is required for this very special school. This role is term time only, Monday to Friday 8am-3.30pm. We are looking for drive, enthusiasm and potential to join our friendly, professional, positive and forward looking school. This is a great opportunity to develop your career by building on your current success.

The successful candidate will be a qualified and experienced Occupational Therapist.

Job Purpose:

To assess, diagnose, treat and manage own specialist caseload of pupils and maintain associated records.
To provide specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes.
To train and support the carers of pupils and participate in appropriate specialist training to other colleagues.
To advise and provide support to other therapists/staff on Occupational Therapy issues, across the timetable and curriculum.
To work alongside and support the work of the Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist
To assist in supporting the work of assistants, students, volunteers and other staff working with the Therapy Team

To provide total commitment to the safeguarding of pupils and the provision of opportunities for all pupils to achieve within the 5 areas of Every Child Matters.
To lead on the manual handling within the school, including regular training and support for staff and providing suitable manual handing equipment for staff and pupils.

You will benefit from opportunities for further professional development and career progression as we value and support staff in all aspects of school life. The successful candidate will also have a strong commitment to inclusive principles and be committed to safeguarding children and young people.

Five Acre Wood is a successful outward looking and expanding District Special School based over 3 sites in and around Maidstone, Kent. We currently have 432 pupils on roll aged 2-19 years with profound, severe and complex needs. Our "Outstanding" school will continue to expand and we are looking for people with a positive approach to join us who share our vision of "Only the best will do" for all our students. For further information regarding the school, please go to our website www.fiveacrewood.co.uk .

We look forward to hearing from you.

Peggy Murphy, Principal


Our school is committed to safeguarding pupils and staff. Our staff recruitment policies and practices comply with safe recruitment and selection requirements. We always ensure clearance of enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) prior to employment.