Occupational Therapist – 2 days pw, (Manchester SEN Schools)

Occupational Therapist – Part Time

Location: Manchester area – Oldham, Rochdale and Wigan. Working 2 days per week, Term Time only (14 hrs per week). Based at Horizon’s SEN schools.

Role: Occupational Therapist delivering evidence-based therapeutic care in line with Horizon’s SHINE Therapeutic Model of Care across multiple schools, supporting young people with social, emotional, mental health and neurodiverse needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based therapeutic and psychologically informed care consistent with Horizon’s values and the SHINE Therapeutic Model of Care.
• Conduct OT assessments of young people to identify individual needs and develop and provide the delivery of individualised and group-based intervention programmes.
• Provide specialist OT advice and guidance to young people’s plans, including behaviour plans, teaching plans, risk assessments and EHCPs.
• Contribute to the development, delivery, and evaluation of therapeutic training for all staff in the organisation.
• Use outcome and evaluation tools to measure effectiveness of services and report data to the Head of SEND.
• Provide specialist knowledge of OT principles and techniques through consultation and guidance to other colleagues within Horizon.
• Attend regular team meetings and CPD days with other colleagues.

Qualifications

• Full driving licence.
• Relevant degree qualification in Occupational Therapy.
• Experience working with young people, preferably in a SEN setting (newly qualified candidates encouraged).

Benefits

• Access to employee benefits such as discount programmes, holiday trading scheme, eco-friendly car scheme, SmartTech scheme, wellbeing centre and cycle-to-work.
• Access to Horizon OneHorizon platform providing company announcements, resources, feedback surveys and people directory.

Application deadline 14 July 2026.

Horizon is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, or other protected status.

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