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Occupational Therapist (FT) - (Manchester SEN Schools)

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Posted on Jun 9, 2026 by CV-Library
Rochdale, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Other
Immediate Start
£32.4k - £39.9k Annual
Full-Time
Role: Occupational Therapist - Working across 3 SEN schools in the Manchester area based in Oldham, Rochdale and Wigan.

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.

We are recruiting for a Full Time Occupational Therapist to work across our 3 SEN schools based in the Manchester area. We have 3 schools based in Wigan, Oldham and Rochdale. 1 school is expanding and the other 2 set to open in September and January! We will happily receive applications from newly qualified candidates.

At Horizon, we live up to our values, and we value our young people so you will need to be focused on spending time with children and be excited by the upcoming expansion and opening of new schools!

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Occupational Therapistto join our team, delivering evidence-based, therapeutic care in line with Horizon’sSHINE Therapeutic Model of Care. You will workacross multiple schoolsas part of a Multidisciplinary team supporting Young People with social, emotional and Mental Health needs as well and Neurodiverse conditions such as ASD. In addition, you will, provide advice, modelling and support to our education teams.

You must hold a full driving licence and have a relevant Degree Qualification in Occupational Therapy to be considered.

What we are looking for from you:

To deliver evidence based therapeutic and psychologically informed care which conforms to their own ethical standards and is in line with Horizon’s Values and SHINE Therapeutic Model of Care.

To undertake OT assessments of young people to identify individual needs and develop and provide the delivery of individualised and group-based intervention programmes.

To provide specialist OT advice and guidance to young people’s plans including behaviour plans, teaching plans, risk assessments and EHCPs.

To develop and contribute to the development, delivery, and evaluation of therapeutic training to all staff in the organisation.

To use outcome and evaluation tools to measure the effectiveness of services and to report this data back to the Head of SEND.

To provide specialist knowledge of OT principles and techniques through consultation and guidance to other colleagues within Horizon.

To attend regular team meetings and CPD days with other colleagues.

One Horizon

We have recently launched OneHorizon which is a new platform designed for YOU which brings together the benefits, tools and resources to help you feel supported, valued and great at work!

The platform is designed to give you instant access to amazing employee benefits, company announcements, downloadable resources and documents as well as feedback surveys and our people directory.

You will benefit from Discount programmes, Holiday trading scheme, Eco friendly car scheme, SmartTech scheme, Wellbeing Centre and Cycle to work plus much more!

The closing date for this role will be the 23rd June, we reserve the right to close this job early if we receive suitable numbers of applicants.

INSUPPSERV

Reference: 225223935

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Occupational Therapist (FT) - (Manchester SEN Schools)

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Posted on Jun 9, 2026 by CV-Library

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Rochdale, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Other
Immediate Start
£32.4k - £39.9k Annual
Full-Time
Role: Occupational Therapist - Working across 3 SEN schools in the Manchester area based in Oldham, Rochdale and Wigan.

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.

We are recruiting for a Full Time Occupational Therapist to work across our 3 SEN schools based in the Manchester area. We have 3 schools based in Wigan, Oldham and Rochdale. 1 school is expanding and the other 2 set to open in September and January! We will happily receive applications from newly qualified candidates.

At Horizon, we live up to our values, and we value our young people so you will need to be focused on spending time with children and be excited by the upcoming expansion and opening of new schools!

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Occupational Therapistto join our team, delivering evidence-based, therapeutic care in line with Horizon’sSHINE Therapeutic Model of Care. You will workacross multiple schoolsas part of a Multidisciplinary team supporting Young People with social, emotional and Mental Health needs as well and Neurodiverse conditions such as ASD. In addition, you will, provide advice, modelling and support to our education teams.

You must hold a full driving licence and have a relevant Degree Qualification in Occupational Therapy to be considered.

What we are looking for from you:

To deliver evidence based therapeutic and psychologically informed care which conforms to their own ethical standards and is in line with Horizon’s Values and SHINE Therapeutic Model of Care.

To undertake OT assessments of young people to identify individual needs and develop and provide the delivery of individualised and group-based intervention programmes.

To provide specialist OT advice and guidance to young people’s plans including behaviour plans, teaching plans, risk assessments and EHCPs.

To develop and contribute to the development, delivery, and evaluation of therapeutic training to all staff in the organisation.

To use outcome and evaluation tools to measure the effectiveness of services and to report this data back to the Head of SEND.

To provide specialist knowledge of OT principles and techniques through consultation and guidance to other colleagues within Horizon.

To attend regular team meetings and CPD days with other colleagues.

One Horizon

We have recently launched OneHorizon which is a new platform designed for YOU which brings together the benefits, tools and resources to help you feel supported, valued and great at work!

The platform is designed to give you instant access to amazing employee benefits, company announcements, downloadable resources and documents as well as feedback surveys and our people directory.

You will benefit from Discount programmes, Holiday trading scheme, Eco friendly car scheme, SmartTech scheme, Wellbeing Centre and Cycle to work plus much more!

The closing date for this role will be the 23rd June, we reserve the right to close this job early if we receive suitable numbers of applicants.

INSUPPSERV
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Reference: 225223935

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