Terms:
- Full-time 37 hours per week, permanent
- Term-time only contract
- Salary NHS Band 6 (pro rata for term time only)
Doncaster Deaf Trust is an educational setting which houses a nursery, school and a college. We work with children and young people with a wide range of physical, cognitive and communication needs including Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Deafness, Down’s Syndrome and various others. Our Therapy team works across the site to support our students to engage with their learning, develop skills for life, and maintain high levels of emotional wellbeing. The team currently consists of Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Psychotherapy.
We are now looking to employ an enthusiastic Physiotherapist to take on the exciting role of setting up a new physiotherapy service to support the children and young people across the nursery, school and college. They will work closely with the onsite Occupational Therapist and will link with specialists in the NHS and other services to support the physical needs of our students in areas such as: strength and coordination, equipment, exercises, medical interventions (e.g. gastronomy feeding), among other things. The role will involve training the wider staff team to support our students with their physical needs across the day.
As part of this role there is also scope for supporting students in other local colleges in the near future.
The successful candidate will hold a UK Physiotherapy qualification and be a registered member of the Health Care Profession’s Council and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Experience working in an educational setting and/or with people with Learning Disabilities would be highly desirable.
We can offer you:
- Contributory Pension
- Great CPD opportunities
- Free onsite parking
- Free use of onsite gym
- Discounted childcare at the onsite Little Learners Day Nursery
- Westfield Health Cash Plan including Doctorline - 24/7 access to a GP, Dental, Optical and Prescription claims and much more (funded by the employer)
Applying for the role
If you are interested in joining the Therapy team at Doncaster Deaf Trust, you would be welcome to contact the Therapy Manager to have an informal discussion, prior to submitting your application. Please contact Lauren Woodcock on 01302 386700.
Please submit your application and equal opportunities monitoring forms to recruitment@ddt-deaf.org.uk
Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
Closing date for applications: 24th November 2024
Location: Doncaster Deaf Trust, Leger Way, Doncaster, DN2 6AY,
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Trust may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media accounts, as part of their application.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Trust is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
We are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the workplace.