Occupational Therapist
1 day ago
Ilford
Occupational Therapist - Ofsted Registered Children's Residential Home \nJob Title: Occupational Therapist \nLocation: London (multi-site) \n\nAbout The Role \n SuperCare is a rapidly growing provider of Residential Children's Homes across London and the South East. We support young people with complex emotional, behavioural, sensory, and developmental needs, including learning disabilities and neurodiversity. \nWe are now seeking a compassionate and skilled Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our expanding Clinical & Therapy Team. Working across several homes, you will play a key role in helping young people develop functional life skills, improve participation in daily routines, and build independence through meaningful, occupation focused interventions. \nAs an Occupational Therapist, you will work closely with a multidisciplinary team including Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists, Behaviour Analysts, Registered Managers, and Residential Care Teams to ensure a holistic, consistent, and therapeutic approach to care. \n\nKey Responsibilities:\n As an Occupational Therapist, you will: \n\nComplete functional assessments to identify sensory, motor, cognitive, and daily living needs. \nDevelop and deliver individualised OT intervention plans for young people. \nSupport young people in developing independence, self care, emotional regulation, and life skills. \nProvide 1:1 and small?group interventions within the home environment. \nCreate and implement sensory diets, environmental adaptations, and structured routines. \nModel therapeutic strategies to staff teams and provide in home coaching. \nWork collaboratively within the MDT to ensure consistent, needs led support. \nAttend MDT meetings, placement reviews, clinical discussions, and staff handovers. \nMaintain accurate, timely, and safeguarding compliant clinical notes. \nPrepare resources, materials, and equipment to support therapeutic programmes. \nParticipate in regular clinical supervision. \nEngage in CPD, reflective practice, and relevant training. \nWork sensitively with children who may have experienced trauma, neurodiversity, SEMH needs, attachment difficulties, or communication challenges. \nAbout You:\n We are looking for a motivated and child centered Occupational Therapist with a passion for supporting young people to reach their full potential. You should have: \n\nA BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy \nHCPC registration (required for qualified OTs) \nExperience working with children or young people, ideally with SEMH, neurodiversity, or learning disabilities \nKnowledge of sensory integration, functional assessments, and occupation focused interventions \nSomeone proactive, organised, and confident working independently across multiple sites \nStrong communication, interpersonal, and report writing skills \nA compassionate, patient, and resilient approach with a genuine commitment to improving young people's lives \n(Experience in residential care, CAMHS, SEN, or social care settings is highly advantageous.) \n\nApply Today:\n If you are passionate about making a meaningful difference and helping young people build brighter, more independent futures, we'd love to hear from you. This role can be either on a permanent basis, or contract basis.\n\nSafer Recruitment \n All roles are subject to Enhanced DBS checks, referencing, and full safer recruitment procedures. \nPlease note, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK. \n\n#INDservices