Job Summary
Working 36.5 Hours per week. Permanent. Grade C. Salary £35,412-£44,075.
About the Role
Using your understanding of the aspirations of the people who use our services and their carers, your focus will be on completing assessments and making 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 major adaptations, along with supporting 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.
About Us
Birmingham is a vibrant, courageous, resilient city, where great things are happening beyond the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 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.
About You
* 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.
What We Offer
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.
Other Benefits
* 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.
Eligibility and Additional Information
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.
We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
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