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Adoption Matters

Independent Occupational Therapist

Adoption Matters

North East England

GBP 45 - 75 per year

Activity Therapist

Job summary Independent Occupational Therapist for our Centre for Fostering and Adoption Support Service.

17 day(s) ago

Adoption Matters

Independent Occupational Therapist

Adoption Matters

North East England

GBP 45 - 75 per year

Activity Therapist

Job summary Independent Occupational Therapist for our Centre for Fostering and Adoption Support Service.

17 day(s) ago

Adoption Matters

Independent Occupational Therapist

Adoption Matters View all jobs

North East England

Permanent

Activity Therapist

GBP 45 - 75 per year

Posted 17 day(s) ago

Reference: 2399642

Job summary

Independent Occupational Therapist for our Centre for Fostering and Adoption Support Service.

Location: Warrington/Chester

The person would need to be located in or around Warrington/Chester (the North West of England) as regular travel across the region is required, with a mix of home-based and in-person working with families.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who has the ability to work with children, young people and adults, including people with disabilities, on a self-employed basis.

Make a difference and play a pivotal role in ensuring the charity delivers meaningful outcomes.

Main duties of the job

What were looking for:

Knowledge

Professional knowledge of child and adolescent development, trauma and loss Knowledge of Adoption & Children Act 2002 Associated Guidance and Regulations Adoption Support Regulations 2005 Knowledge of Attachment Theory and its lifelong impact.
Awareness of current adoption and childcare research and experience of applying it in practice.
Knowledge of Adoption Matters or an interest in finding out about the agency and how it operates.

About us

Adoption Matters is a children's charity and one of the largest voluntary adoption agencies in the UK. We recruit, train and support individuals, couples and families looking to adopt and offer ongoing support and training. We also offer a support service for adopted adults and birth families, and a specialised therapy service.

In 2024, we launched our not-for-profit fostering agency, Foster Care Matters. As a non profit provider, the service is committed to reinvesting resources to deliver high-quality support and ongoing training for foster parents. More recently in 2026, we acquired 1st Affinity Fostering Service in Wrexham, securing a not-for-profit future for the agency in Wales.

The Centre for Fostering and Adoption Support (CFAS) service offers a wide range of support and training services for fostering, adoption and permanency. The successful self-employed applicant will carry out work as required in assisting the Centre for Fostering and Adoption Support (CFAS) in its delivery of multi professional fostering and adoption support services.

For more information on the management team and our board of trustees, please visit our Team Page on our website.

Details

Date posted

07 October 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£75 an hour 45p/mile (for the first 10,000 driven in the tax year).

Contract

Bank

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

B0204-26-0000AM

Job locations

14 Liverpool Road

Chester

Cheshire

CH2 1AE

United Kingdom

Adoption Matters - Centre for Fostering and Adoption Support

Suite 412B

Chadwick House, Warrington Road, Birchwood Park, Birchwood

WARRINGTON

WA3 6AE

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Ability

To effectively manage a complex and diverse caseload with support and advice from a contact manager, using evidence-based / child-centred principles: including prioritisation assessment.
To contribute specialist advice.
To contribute to the training and education of staff, to ensure a quality service is delivered.
To contribute to a high-quality service, by working within national, local and professional standards and to act as a source of expertise and advice for other professionals.
To support the services expanding its philosophy and its commitment in the field of Fostering, adoption and permanency and to share in the agencys development plans.
To comply with the agency's statutory obligations, including fostering, adoption and safeguarding of children and adults.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Ability

To effectively manage a complex and diverse caseload with support and advice from a contact manager, using evidence-based / child-centred principles: including prioritisation assessment.
To contribute specialist advice.
To contribute to the training and education of staff, to ensure a quality service is delivered.
To contribute to a high-quality service, by working within national, local and professional standards and to act as a source of expertise and advice for other professionals.
To support the services expanding its philosophy and its commitment in the field of Fostering, adoption and permanency and to share in the agencys development plans.
To comply with the agency's statutory obligations, including fostering, adoption and safeguarding of children and adults.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Experience and qualifications
Experience of therapeutic work with children and parents/carers
Qualified Occupational Therapist Registration with a professional body i.e. HCPC Registration is essential.

Desirable

Training in specific assessment and therapeutic methods such as Ayres Sensory Integration, Theraplay, DDP, EMDR, ASI, Story Stem Assessment, BUSS and SAI qualifications is desirable.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Experience and qualifications
Experience of therapeutic work with children and parents/carers
Qualified Occupational Therapist Registration with a professional body i.e. HCPC Registration is essential.

Desirable

Training in specific assessment and therapeutic methods such as Ayres Sensory Integration, Theraplay, DDP, EMDR, ASI, Story Stem Assessment, BUSS and SAI qualifications is desirable.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.