Occupational Therapy Assistant

Using your understanding of the aspirations of the people who use our services and their carers, your focus will be on completing assessments make recommendations that enable citizens to maximise their quality of life. Arranging the appropriate service provision, your role will include working with other agencies to reduce barriers to social inclusion and achieve solutions that meet individual citizens' needs. You will explore provision of simple and specialist equipment, minor adaptations and the provision of major adaptation, along with supporting with other aspects under the Adult Social Care Occupational Therapy team portfolio. This post would suit someone with hands-on experience in manual handling of people., We're committed to creating an environment that promotes diversity and inclusivity, healthy lifestyle choices, wellbeing and balance. We'll empower you to be the best you can be, with coaching, mentoring and training programmes that meet your professional and personal development needs at every stage of your career with us. We're also proud to offer:

• Family friendly policies.
• A range of benefits, including membership of the West Midlands Pension Fund, discounted gym membership, Blue Light Card and a confidential employee assistance programme.
• 29 days' annual leave increasing with length of service, plus the option to purchase additional days.
  
  We'd like you to bring:
• Experience of working with elderly or disabled citizens, either in a professional or voluntary capacity.
• Understanding of equal opportunity and diversity issues.
• Experience of report writing and strong verbal and written communication skills
• Readiness to work flexibly across different projects across the city
• Excellent work ethic, working continually at a fast pace
• Ability to engage in difficult and sensitive conversations with citizens and their representatives
• Team worker and also able to work with autonomy, An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence using the English Language is required by Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016
  
  Birmingham is a vibrant, courageous, resilient city, where great things are happening. And that goes far beyond hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games. It's about the renewed investment, ongoing regeneration and the fierce ambition we have for the future of our brilliant city and citizens.
We are a team that strives for innovation and we're not afraid to say we want to be the best in adult social care - because that means better outcomes for the individuals we're all here for. We have a strong and supportive team that works together to achieve the best for our citizens. The diversity of our communities and scale of our service means a greater variety of social care challenges and more scope for development., Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city., The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:
• A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
• An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
• A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
• A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
• A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making. We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.