OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST (WCED MATERNITY CONTRACT)

Occupational Therapist: WCED Maternity Contract at Tafelberg School, Bothasig, CapeTown.

Contract: 17 February 2026 - 16 October 2026

The successful therapist will be required to independently:

• Assess learners with specific learning disabilities (Grades 1 - 6)
• Write therapy reports and plan intervention programmes
• Participate in formulating Individual Support Plans
• Conduct individual, small group and classroom-based therapy
• Contribute to case management discussions (parents and school-based support teams)
• Liaise with teachers and parents regarding learners
• Support the institution in running school-specific portfolios
• Conduct staff development, in-service, and district training workshops
• Work beyond school hours when required
• Contribute to the Resource Centre Team

Requirements:

The successful candidate should be appropriately qualified and registered with the HPCSA and SACE.

The following are highly recommended:

• Experience in working in an LSEN school setting
• Good computer, administrative, and organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge / experience in sensory integration
• Knowledge / experience in alternative examination methods, such as scribing
• Experience in providing integrated therapy for learners with hi educational needs

Application process:

To apply please send your CV with a covering letter to: viceprin@tafelbergschool.co.za

In your covering letter (maximum three short paragraphs), please indicate:

1. The number of months/ years post-graduation experience you have had with learners with specific learning disabilities
2. The assessments appropriate for the school's learners that you could administer, score, and report on.
3. Any relevant post-graduation courses completed (e.g. Sensory Integration, DIR Floortime).

Closing date for applications: 05 November 2025

Applicants are respectfully informed that, if no notification of interview is received within two weeks after the closing date, they must accept that their application was unsuccessful.