Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment. We believe in the importance of taking an OT First approach when providing support to people. As such our Occupational Therapists play a critical role in supporting people to develop creative and innovative solutions to meet the outcomes they want to achieve. If you are passionate about improving outcomes for children and adults, seeking a working environment that balances personal wellbeing with continuous improvement, then Cheshire West and Chester Council could be the perfect place for you. As an OT within our teams, you will work with Social Workers and Social Care Assessors to promote wellbeing and independence by completing complex occupational therapy assessments, proportionate support plans and by using specialist equipment, adaptations, skills gain and risk management programmes. We provide high-quality, person-centred social care for adults, but for us it’s more than that; we support people to change and enhance their lives every day through the work undertaken by our talented and dedicated teams. Our values are important to all of us, we live and breathe them, and they shape how we work together to create positive environments where both colleagues and people who use our services can be inspired to reach their potential. If you share our values and commitment, then you’re our kind of person. You will have the opportunity to; Work in a forward-thinking Council and within teams that have clear, shared values. Work with local people to understand their care and support needs and help to identify options available to them. Undertake holistic OT practice including manual handling assessments and putting into practice legislation that underpins our work. Build on your professional experience by leading on major adaptations to enable people to live great lives. Be pivotal to ensuring people are connected to the support services and community assets they need to live great lives. Receive great support from our proactive and knowledgeable management team. Develop and progress in your career through training and development opportunities in a variety of pathways: we meet the cost of your professional registration fee as standard. You will have: Degree or diploma in OT (Essential). Up to date registration with HCPC (Essential). Be required to undertake an enhanced DBS plus Adults and Childrens Barred List (Essential). Experience of working in a Social Care and/or Health community setting Awareness of importance of multi-disciplinary working and an integrated approach. Experience of liaising and working effectively with clients, (adults and children) their families/carers, other professionals, and agencies to achieve the best outcomes for people. Demonstrable working knowledge of Health and Social Care Policy, housing and legislation affecting general OT and moving and handling practice. Ability to assess and manage complex clinical risk. Ability to cope positively with change and an ability to promote positive changes to make a difference. Awareness of importance of multi-disciplinary working and an integrated approach. You are confident, energetic, and enthusiastic as well as sensitive and resilient. Self-motivating individual with the passion to make a difference in adult social care. Resilient personal stress management. Come and join us, working in an authority that has an excellent reputation, great working culture and is an inclusive and dynamic place to work. We consider our workforce to be of high value, placing wellbeing at the forefront. This is a hybrid post which means working in one of our Council offices in locations across the borough, completing visits around the borough as well as the opportunity to work from home. The benefits of working for the Council go well beyond making a difference to people’s lives, as well as working within a supportive environment with people who share your values you will have access to a huge range of benefits including discounts on: High street and supermarket shopping Gym membership Holidays Days out Cinemas Childcare vouchers Cash back scheme on any medical treatment that you may require via Medicash Car lease scheme (Brand new fully maintained and insured car for 3 years in return for a fixed monthly payment via salary sacrifice) Cycle Scheme (Save up to £320 on the cost of a brand-new bike and equipment) We also offer: Competitive salary A generous holiday allowance starting at 26 days pro rata (plus bank holidays) increasing with length of service to 31 days and the ability to purchase additional leave. An excellent career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 22.3%. (Employer contributions elsewhere are typically 3%) The opportunity to develop your skills and career. Rewards and Recognition for going above and beyond such as additional annual leave and shopping vouchers. Supportive team and culture Opportunity to purchase up to 10 days additional annual leave. An Employee Assistance Programme, which offers free 24/7 confidential assistance, practical information, and emotional support. For more information, please contact ASCrecruitmentcheshirewestandchester.gov.uk To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information. Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £12 per hour for all contracted hours. For any technical enquiries please email Sourcingteamecwip.co.uk and quote job reference number in all correspondence.