Community Care Worker (Children With Disabilities Service)

Paediatric Occupational Therapy Services – Derbyshire County Council

Our paediatric Occupational Therapy (OT) team sits within the Specialist Children with Disabilities Service and comprises of OT Team Manager, OT practice supervisor, OTs, OT Community Care Workers and a dedicated OT team coordinator.

We are passionate and forward-thinking, continually striving to improve outcomes for the disabled children and young people we work with.

Our team provides assessment of disabled children’s needs in the community (home environment) in relation to potential need for adaptations, as well as specialist equipment provision and moving and handling advice. We refer to district and borough councils for DFG funding and work closely with specialist equipment providers.

We have an experienced management team who are committed to good support, advice, supervision and a nurturing team ethos. We are committed to capturing the child’s voice and journey through our work with a ‘children first’ approach.

We are seeking a child centred Community Care Worker to join us in our county wide team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing service, helping to develop a preventative and pro-active approach to disabled facilities, equipment and adaptations provision.  You will be supported to gain extra skills through opportunities to work in a wide variety of client groups and specialisms.

You will:

• Have knowledge and/or experience of working with children and have a child centred approach
• Have knowledge and/or experience in assessing a person’s daily living activities
• Have knowledge and/or experience of physical and/or learning disabilities
• Have the ability to manage and prioritise a non complex caseload
• Have good communication skills and the ability to form positive relationships with a range of partner professionals and agencies
• Have good time management skills and be highly motivated
• Have a commitment to supervision and professional development
• Have knowledge/understanding of safeguarding principles

We offer:

• A genuinely supportive and welcoming team who are committed to providing an excellent service
• Flexible and mobile working
• Manageable caseload and regular supervision from experienced managers
• Support with your professional development
• Ongoing training and development
• Generous annual leave in addition to 8 days statutory bank holidays
• Excellent occupational pension scheme
• Employee wellbeing strategy and benefits  
• Employee offers and discounts

We would encourage all interested candidates to contact the team to discuss the role prior to application.

If you would like to talk to someone informally about this post please ring and ask for Claire Cresswell on 01629 537600

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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