Occupational Therapist

St. John's College is a specialist college based in Brighton supporting young people aged 16-25. The college became part of Ambitious about Autism in 2023.  

The college aims to provide a stimulating learning environment that promotes the development of personal interests and abilities and prepares young people for greater independence and autonomy over their future lives. Young people can attend college on a residential or day basis. 

Using a range of well-equipped onsite facilities and the vibrant local community, learning is made fun, relevant and progressive. Young people are encouraged to follow their passions and try new learning activities so that aspirations for the future are sculptured and realised. 

A specialist multidisciplinary team of staff, who have a range of expertise and experience, support young people to reach their goals.  

We are now looking for an exceptional, creative Occupational Therapist who wants to make a difference in the everyday lives of the young people we work with.

You will be working with the transdisciplinary team to improve outcomes for children and young people through the application of expertise in occupational therapy. You will achieve this through providing high-quality Occupational Therapist therapy advice and support across the three tiers of support (universal, targeted and specialist).

The role involves supporting class teams to create enabling environments and reducing occupational barriers to the curriculum. In addition, you will devise and implement individual and group intervention programmes. You will also write and support the fidelity of Occupational therapy programmes for others to deliver.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a brand-new school and make a real impact to the young people we work with.

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits including 40 days holiday, plus bank holidays, a commitment to CPD (Continued Professional Development) excellent career opportunities, professional membership fees paid, a welcome bonus*T&C up to £4,000 and much more!

For further details on how you can make a difference and find out what we have to offer, please see our recruitment pack below. 

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Stephen Vickers.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.