Job summary
This is a Band 4 Occupational Therapy Assistant role within a close knit team.The Landscape Gardening project sits within theNuLeaf Therapeutic Employment projects at the John Howard Centre and Wolfson House, which also include theOasis Coffee Shop, The Spot Coffee Shop, Painting & Decorating, Admin and the Barber Shop / Hair Salon.
The Therapeutic Employment projects are run as social enterprise businesses, with a focus on supporting service users' recovery, resilience building, and the maintenance and acquisition of specific and soft employment skills.
The aim is to increase training and employment opportunities for forensic service users by providing opportunities to utilize their existing skills or facilitate the development of a new skills set to maintain parts of the hospital grounds, and potentially work in the Horticulture industry post discharge.
You will find it a varied and stimulating environment, working with service users from across the John Howard Centre, including the Learning Disability and Autism services. You will receive relevant training, monthly supervision and have access to the OT departments CPD programme.
Main duties of the job
This OTA role involves working with patients who present with various mental health problems and reside in Acute, Rehab, Learning Disability and Autism Services within the John Howard Centre and at Wolfson House.
The successful applicant will be joining the Therapeutic Horticulture Team to provide support with the the planning, delivery and smooth running of the NuLeaf Landscaping project to develop a schedule for areas within the low and medium services to be maintained regularly.
This is a part time role within a small team, supporting forensic inpatients with the development of skills to maintain part of the hospital grounds, grow fruits and vegetables to supply the hospital's Coffee Shop, and increase service users' skill sets, confidence and employability.Sessions are provided in a group or 1:1 setting.
The successful applicant will also be required to assist in the running of other service user employment projects at the John Howard Centre, providing cover when necessary and feasible.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To liaise with the lead clinician to develop and maintain a curriculum / training schedule to train service users systematically and to measure progress and achievements
To liaise with customers and other agencies to ensure commissioned jobs are delivered at agreed high standards and in a timely manner.To assist in the running of all service user employment projects at the John Howard Centre, providing cover when necessary and feasible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To liaise with the lead clinician to develop and maintain a curriculum / training schedule to train service users systematically and to measure progress and achievements
To liaise with customers and other agencies to ensure commissioned jobs are delivered at agreed high standards and in a timely manner.To assist in the running of all service user employment projects at the John Howard Centre, providing cover when necessary and feasible.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Desirable
- o Qualification in Landscape Gardening or equivalent in a related field
Experience
Essential
- o Previous experience of Landscape Gardening or similar related activity
- o One or more specific vocational activities related to gardening and landscaping plus knowledge of developing employability skills of service users
Desirable
- o Previous experience of designing and leading group and individual vocational / therapeutic employment programmes in a related clinical field
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- o Ability to devise both verbal and written reports on the specific vocational and employment activities
- o Clinical reasoning skills to assess service users' needs (including risk assessment)
- o Ability to communicate with OT staff and other professionals
Desirable
- o agencies and other external contacts in relation to employment opportunities and vocational development
Other
Essential
- o Physical skills required to facilitate a wide range of activities both on a one-to-one and group basis, including using equipment as required.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Desirable
- o Qualification in Landscape Gardening or equivalent in a related field
Experience
Essential
- o Previous experience of Landscape Gardening or similar related activity
- o One or more specific vocational activities related to gardening and landscaping plus knowledge of developing employability skills of service users
Desirable
- o Previous experience of designing and leading group and individual vocational / therapeutic employment programmes in a related clinical field
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- o Ability to devise both verbal and written reports on the specific vocational and employment activities
- o Clinical reasoning skills to assess service users' needs (including risk assessment)
- o Ability to communicate with OT staff and other professionals
Desirable
- o agencies and other external contacts in relation to employment opportunities and vocational development
Other
Essential
- o Physical skills required to facilitate a wide range of activities both on a one-to-one and group basis, including using equipment as required.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
