Orchard Hill College is a non-residential National Specialist College for adults with learning difficulties and disabilities and we have an exciting opportunity for a driven and motivated individual to join our team.

Working alongside the Assessments and Placements team, you will liaise with College staff, students, parents, carers, professionals, and visitors to lead on providing administrative support for the College in relation to student reviews, bursary and free school meals whilst maintaining the high standards for the College.

We require Speech and Language Specialists (Band 7 and Band 6) to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team (including Physiotherapists, OT’s and Music Therapists). You will support our students and pupils in accessing all aspects of the curriculum, as well as liaising with parents and carers and other external professionals and agencies. You will work closely with the teaching staff, helping to integrate therapy and learning objectives, as well as instructing and supporting teaching staff in delivering therapy programmes/groups and use of specialised equipment. You will also deliver training to other staff. Band 6 Therapists will be responsible to and supported by the Band 7 equivalent Speech and Language Therapist as well as the Lead for Therapies.

We are looking for a Learning Support Assistants to join our busy, vibrant College, where our committed workforce is dedicated to empowering and enabling students to achieve.

You will be required to provide support to the lecturing staff in providing educational activities for adults with special needs and assist with the provision of all educational activities.

Applicants wanting to work part time and flexibly are welcomed.

We are steadily extending the reach of our provision within our local communities from primary through secondary to further education, smoothing transitions and giving pupils and students the benefit of expertise generated from our collegiate approach to knowledge-sharing amongst our staff. All of this is underpinned by a suite of shared services whose expert staff work closely with students and staff in each school/College centre and with affiliates and commissioning organisations to improve educational and operational quality at every level to benefit our students.

You will work within the Finance Team to oversee the Finance systems within the organisation and to oversee the asset and inventory function.

Would consider applications from newly qualified Band 5 Occupational Therapists (£24,030 – £28,215 pa)

Due to recent expansion we are looking for Occupational Therapists to join us, so whatever your current band we would be delighted to hear from you. You are welcome to speak to our HR Department for further information prior to application.

We require an Occupational Therapist Specialist to work as part of our dynamic multi-disciplinary team (including SALTs, Physiotherapists and Music Therapists) to support our learners in accessing all aspects of the curriculum, as well as liaising with parents/carers and other external professionals and agencies. You will work closely with teaching staff, helping to integrate therapy and learning objectives, as well as instructing and supporting teaching staff in delivering therapy programmes and use of specialised equipment. You will also deliver training to other staff.

We can offer you:

Line management and clinical supervision

A programme of continuing professional development

A supportive team

Opportunities to develop skills and competencies in working with students with a range of ages and diagnoses within the academy trust

40 days annual leave for full time Band 6

Local Government Pension

Based within the Training and Apprenticeships team, you will assist the management team in the development of Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust as a professional resource and deliver training opportunities internally and externally. You will work closely with the Head of Apprenticeships to deliver the apprenticeship programme. The College is an approved provider of apprenticeship training and has been offering apprenticeships in Healthcare Support, Supporting Teaching and Learning, and Customer Service from April 2018.

Due to recent expansion we are looking for Specialist Physiotherapists to join us, so whatever your current band we would be delighted to hear from you.  You are welcome to speak to our HR Department for further information prior to application.

Our Lecturers manage and direct teaching teams to ensure effective, learner-centred teaching that meets the needs of adults with special needs. This will involve consulting carers, therapists and personnel from Social Services, as well as internal colleagues. You will also work with the management team to further develop the College into a valuable resource centre for fellow professionals.