Job Introduction
Our Adult Social Care Occupational Therapy and Adaptations Service is seeking an Occupational Therapy Support Assistant (OTSA) to provide maternity cover, on a fixed term contract for 12 months. This team is the first point of contact to the service. You’ll provide support via the phone or email to screen and triage incoming Occupational Therapy referrals. This role is office based in our Civic offices.
Interviews for this role will be on 27 September 2024
Main Responsibility
This team has the important function of responding to incoming enquiries and referrals relating to Occupational Therapy services. It provides technical information, advice, and recommends basic equipment to people experiencing challenges in activities of daily living such as accessing and moving around their home, safe mobility, personal care and meal preparation. This includes advising on the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) financial assessment processes, where appropriate. The team also refers cases which require more complex work or major adaptations to the relevant team, service or professional.
The Ideal Candidate
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with developed customer service skills, who has experience of working with adults with disabilities or older adults. The ideal candidate will also have some knowledge and/or experience of aids and equipment. Relevant training for the role will be provided.
Should you be offered the role, as part of the pre-employment checks an Enhanced DBS will be actioned for you (unless you are on the DBS Update Service).
Package Description
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:
- Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
- Excellent pension – everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
- Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
- Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.
Our roles are either designated ‘site based’ or ‘home based’. ‘Site based’ roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst ‘home based’ roles are based at home four days a week. Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.
We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference.
We’re very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative.
We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it’s time for a new role.
If you’d like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.
