Occupational Therapy Assistant

Do you like a challenge? We are excited to be hiring an Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our fantastic Independent Living, Occupational Therapy and Home Assistance Team.
Can you make a difference? Would you like to help to support and shape Adult Social Care for future generations? If so, joining our Occupational Therapy Team could be the role for you.
About the Team
Based at Church Square House, the team provides Adult Social Care support promoting independence, and focuses on early help and prevention, supporting people with wide ranging needs, providing a variety of early help solutions, daily living equipment, minor adaptations, specialist equipment and supporting people with complex home adaptations via Disabled Facilities Grants.
Our aim is to ensure that people can remain at home and feel confident and safe to live as independently as possible for as long as possible with the right support at the right time.
About the role
Being an Occupational Therapist Assistant in our Occupational Therapy Team, in line with the council’s Community First approach and ambition will equip you with a range of skills. This role will enable you to work autonomously and undertake a supporting role under supervision in frontline holistic Occupational Therapy practice within a social care setting.
This position requires a highly motivated, dynamic, caring individual who is creative, forward thinking, and capable of enabling people to identify with their own care and support needs. Knowledge of Smart Technology will be of great benefit and excellent interpersonal skills are essential to this public facing role.
Before submitting your application, please read the job description included below. Our Council Plan provides insights of the culture at North Lincolnshire Council and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our council.
We aim to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
Applicants must hold a full UK Driving Licence and have access to their own transport.
Contact us
Please do contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working or any barriers to employment.
For an informal discussion please contact Tracey Ward, Principal Occupational Therapist on 07702748064.
We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values – equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility – in all that we do.