Occupational Therapy Assessors

Job title:

Occupational Therapy Assessors

Company

Leicester City Council

Job description

Here at Leicester City Council, we are passionate about listening and understanding what a good life looks like people who come into contact with us. We have conversations that start with people’s own strengths, making connections with families, friends, and local communities to achieve the outcomes that matter and improve wellbeing. When care and support is required, we work with people to find solutions to live their lives as independently as possible.

Join us and you’ll find a supportive team and a positive learning culture that supports you to work flexibly and creatively with people. You will enjoy working in a diverse multicultural organisation that’s proud to reflect our vibrant city. In an environment that offers plenty of opportunities to develop your expertise, trusts your professional judgement and encourages you to build a rewarding career.

Most of our teams are agile working with the flexibility in working location. We currently have the following vacancies:

37 Hours per week Permanent – OTMAT – Professionals assessing people’s ability to manage everyday activities. Give advice and equipment to work out practical solutions, including with adaptations to the home.

25 Hours per week Permanent– Contact and Response Team – This team is the first point of social work contact for people aged 18 and above who are not currently involved with adult social care. Short term team. Has initial conversations to give advice or arrange support.

What you’ll need

You’ll have experience of working with adults drawing on care and support. You’ll demonstrate an interest in people and will be trusting, honest, kind, and transparent in your daily communication. You’ll enjoy working in a busy, fast paced environment, thrive under pressure and be energetic and efficient.

What we can offer you

This role is very rewarding, supporting people to have lives that matter to them and working alongside others who feel the same. You can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy balance between your work life and your private life. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working.

We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise within a positive supportive learning environment, with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including childcare vouchers, discounts on city buses and trains and help with relocation to Leicester, where appropriate.

A diverse and inclusive employer

Leicester is a vibrant, multicultural city and we’re committed to representing the full range of Leicester’s diversity across the council. Why? Because we want to create an environment where everyone feels welcome and confident in being themselves. And by embracing different viewpoints and opinions, we can generate the innovative new ideas and opportunities that will drive our city forward.

That’s why diversity, equality and inclusion are part of everything we do. It’s why we listen to and engage with all our employee groups and involve them in decision-making. It’s why we encourage reverse mentoring when senior managers are mentored by juniors from different backgrounds. And it’s why we work with external partners such as Scope to understand people’s needs. Because we’re working hard to create a council for everyone.

Join us

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible.

For any queries on this please contact [email protected]

Expected salary

£29777 – 32076 per year

Location

Leicester

Job date

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 05:55:45 GMT

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