Occupational Therapy Assistant

**Job Summary**:
Contract Type:
Permanent

Working Hours:
Full time

Advert Start Date:
27/09/2024

Advert End Date:
10/10/2024 23:59

Employment Location:
Sand Martin House

**Salary**:
£26,421 - £29,777

Vacancy ID:
106202

Closing date:
10 Oct

**Further Information**:
Are you looking for a new career?

Are you interested in Occupational Therapy and possess basic knowledge of what this involves?

Maybe you’ve worked within the social care industry but not found your niche?

Or perhaps you’re looking to use your good communication skills, confidence, compassion and dedication to succeed in a new role?

Our Reablement Team here at Peterborough City Council may just have the role for you

We are looking for an Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our friendly team and work closely with our qualified Occupational Therapists to set short-term Reablement goals and provide client-focused interventions.

With our client’s wellbeing, safety and independence as your priority you will work with them to achieve independence with daily activities. You will provide them with information on home adaptations and repairs to improve housing conditions.

Your key eye for detail will see you maintaining accurate records and documentation. In your favourite contact list will be Health and social care professionals, medical professionals and other related organizations, as you will be dealing with these daily.

As you will be visiting clients at their homes in the community, as well as working here at Sand Martin house, you mut hold a Full UK Driving License.

So why join us here at PCC?

In return for working with us, you will have access to an amazing range of benefits including:

- Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 25 days per year + bank holidays (FTE) + option to purchase up to an additional ten days per year (FTE)
- Comprehensive pension scheme with employer contributions of 17.5% (current)
- Immediate life cover (x3 times your annual salary) and ill-health protection (applicable to those enrolled in LGPS)
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities
- Discounted private medical insurance
- Access to a car lease salary sacrifice and cycle to work scheme
- Funded professional or subscription fees where qualification or membership of a professional body is an essential part of the role