Occupational Therapist

Permanent- Part Time (18hrs pw)

Location: Station Road Centre, Barkingside, Essex, IG6 1NB

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to start your career in Children's Social Services and a chance to support the development of an innovative service?

We are delighted to offer a committed and dynamic preceptorship or newly qualified Occupational Therapist the opportunity to join our Children's Social Care Occupational Therapy Team within the Children with Disabilities Service at the London Borough of Redbridge.

You will be able to experience working with children who are Neurodivergent, a diagnosis of learning disabilities and a wide variety of physical and progressive conditions.

The service works with children in their home by delivering intervention and support through assessments, advice, equipment, adaptations and moving and handling risk and care plans.

Our aim is to also provide training and advice to parents/carers and give them the tools to develop each child's individual needs by equipping them with the skills to support them in their home.

We work in close partnership with colleagues in health, education and SEND to provide a high-quality service. We are looking for someone who is highly motivated and enthusiastic to join our team, ideally someone who has at least one previous experience working with children, social service or moving and handling.

We'll provide you with:

• Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression

• A supportive management team. Regular team meetings, peer support and supervision, clinical focus groups and the opportunity to attend Regional Networks
• In-Service Training
• Annual Appraisal
• Opportunities to contribute to Local Authority quality improvement work and innovations
• Opportunity to be actively involved in the design and implementation of the team
• A competitive salary and pension package
• A range of lifestyle, retail and leisure discounts
• A generous annual leave allowance

All posts are subject to DBS and Right to Work checks, HCPC membership, and relevant Royal College Membership.

To apply for this post please visit www.redbridge.gov.uk/jobs or copy the following link into your browser:

https://ce0320li.webitrent.com/ce0320li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107…

All short-listed applicants will need to demonstrate proof of right to work in the UK.

We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment and welcome applications from qualified applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, colour, race, religion, or belief