What's involved with this role: Title: Temporary Bus Pass Applications OT Assessor Job Ref: Darlington 6339515055342 Pay Rate: £17.12 per hour PAYE Hours per week: 35-37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours Role Length: This opening assignment is for 12 months City: DARLINGTON The post holder will report to the Public Transport Officer and work as part of a wider ENCTS travel team undertaking assessments of ENCTS pass holders and applicants to assess whether or not they meet the criteria for a disabled persons bus pass and/or companion pass enhancement. Key Responsibilities Understand and apply the DfT guidance on assessing the eligibility of disabled people in England for concessionary bus travel as part of the ENCTS scheme and to completing functional assessments of ENCTS pass applicants under the categories specified in the guidance. The postholder will also carry out assessments on whether the applicant meets discretionary elements of the scheme (companion pass holders). Working alongside the Public Transport Officer and Technical Support Manager you will play a role in carrying out and devising a robust assessment process that will inform DBC as to whether or not an applicant satisfies the statutory requirements for an ENCTS bus pass. Manage a caseload of ENCTS clients that need to be assessed in a timely manner. Working as part of the wider ENCTS travel team you will liaise with colleagues when making judgements in borderline or difficult cases. Make recommendations on a case by case basis as to whether an ENCTS bus pass should be issued. Work within the ENCTS travel team to assist in applying the appeals process when required. Ensure that records and user information are maintained, using new technology in accordance with the agreed data entry system whenever appropriate, to produce reports for management staff when requested and to contribute to other departmental administrative requirements as necessary. Take a proactive approach to supervision and personal development. Actively participate in CPD for both self-development and the development of other team members. Ensure that you work in line with all the Council’s policies and procedures and ensure that you are aware of your obligations under these. Qualifications: Professional Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy. State Registered Occupational Therapist via the Health and Care Professions Council. Management qualification or post-graduate training relevant to particular specialism. Knowledge Knowledge and experience of working with the specific client group serviced by the team. Knowledge and experience of the organisation and structure within Adult Social Care, recent or impending changes. Experience At least one year’s post qualification experience in either Health or Social Care setting, with knowledge and experience of fitting a range of disability equipment. Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary or multi-agency environment. Skills & Abilities: Ability to form relationships with applicants. Ability to carry out assessments. Ability to be able to plan, monitor and review work. Ability to communicate both orally and in writing to a wide range of audiences (including ability to write clear and concise reports) Ability to carry out specific therapeutic skills. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobstclrec.com by quoting the job reference and exact job title. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would ask that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, not as a PDF. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles. ALD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please