* Are you passionate about making a difference in children's lives?
* Do you want a better work-life balance, with flexible hours and agile working?
* Are you looking for a friendly, supportive team in which you can thrive?
* Do you enjoy finding creative solutions to problems?
A fantastic opportunity has arisen in our small, friendly team for an Occupational Therapist within the Children's Disability Service.
This opportunity will allow you the chance to work flexibly, with no weekend working expected and options for home working.
We offer a choice of several bases and touch-down centres to utilise while travelling around Staffordshire's beautiful towns and countryside.
Within the Staffordshire children's service, providing our staff with the support they need to develop and progress is our utmost priority. You will be provided with regular, high-quality 1:1 supervision, monthly CPD and peer sessions along with additional training to equip you with the tools to do your job both confidently and competently.
You will also undertake a thorough induction including joint casework to support expanding your knowledge and skills and encourage your confidence.
You will be based in Burton on Trent or Cannock (to be discussed at interview).
Main Responsibilities
As an Occupational Therapist, you will be:
* Undertaking assessments and reviews in home environments
* Providing advice, guidance, and signposting to other services
* Recommending and providing standard and bespoke equipment
* Conducting manual handling assessments and risk assessments
* Making minor adaptations and providing fixed equipment
* Facilitating major adaptations funded via disabled facilities grant (DFG)
* Supporting the social work teams in safeguarding children
* Working alongside our partner organisations, the NHS, local authorities, and schools
The Ideal Candidate
You will have:
* A Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
* Registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Health and Care Professions Council
* Experience working with children or in a community or social care setting
You will be:
* An excellent communicator, with the ability to engage children, families, and professionals
* Committed to ensuring the children on your caseload receive a high-quality service
* Passionate about providing the best outcomes for disabled children and their families
* Highly motivated, able to work well on your own initiative as well as within a team
* Enthusiastic about learning and developing skills and knowledge
* Capable of thinking outside the box for creative solutions
Interviews will be held in the afternoon of 9th or 10th December.
If you don't feel you meet all the requirements, we value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications, so consider applying anyway. For an informal chat about the role, please contact Rachel Barlow, Occupational Therapy Manager at: Rachel.Barlow@staffordshire.gov.uk.
We're happy to talk about flexible working.
Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you'll bring to the role.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of our People Strategy.
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to our rewards and benefits.
Our recruitment process:
As an authority, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and a Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities.
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer, and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
As you'll know, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us, and that's why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable, you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions, and convictions in your application form.
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