Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant Level 3 qualification or equivalent experience in health, education, social care, child development, communication support or therapy assistance.
• Evidence of CPD or willingness to undertake training relevant to OT, SaLT, SEND and inclusive practice.
• Functional literacy, numeracy and IT skills to support clinical record keeping, resources and data collection.

Desirable

• Relevant Level 4 qualification or experience working as a therapy assistant
• Training related to communication support, sensory needs, child development, SEND or education settings

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children and young people.
• Experience of working in health, education, community, early years or SEND settings
• Experience of supporting delivery of programmes, groups, interventions or learning activities.
• Experience of working collaboratively with families, carers or education staff

Desirable

• Experience of working alongside Occupational Therapy or Speech and Language Therapy services.
• Experience supporting children with communication, sensory, coordination, physical or learning needs.
• Experience contributing to training, modelling strategies or inclusive practice in education settings.

Knowledge / Understanding

Essential

• Understanding of child development and the impact of communication, sensory, physical, coordination and learning needs on participation.
• Understanding of confidentiality, safeguarding and professional boundaries.
• Understanding of the role of therapy assistants working under supervision.
• Awareness of SEND, graduated response and inclusive practice within education settings.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy approaches used with children and young people.
• Awareness of Expert at Hand or targeted intervention models within schools
• Knowledge of outcome measures, therapy programmes or communication support resources.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Able to work under the direction of registered Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists
• Able to implement delegated therapy programmes accurately and provide feedback to supervisors
• Able to communicate effectively with children, families, carers, education staff and MDT colleagues.
• Able to model agreed strategies in education and community settings.
• Able to maintain accurate records and support data collection
• Able to prioritise delegated work and seek support appropriately.
• Able to work flexibly across community, clinic and education settings.

Desirable

• Able to support groups, training sessions or coaching activity.
• Able to prepare visual, sensory, communication or functional resources
• Able to contribute to service evaluation or audit.

Other

Essential

• A commitment to equal opportunities and inclusive practice.
• Ability and willingness to travel around the Borough.
• Ability to respond to changing service priorities and work as part of an integrated OT/SLT team.

Desirable

• Experience working within a diverse community setting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).