Job responsibilities
The DCTS OT team which is made up 12 OTs including an OT Service Manger is also part of the wider DCTS team which is made up of Social Worker, Support Workers, SCIP workers, Portage workers and short break services.
The DCTS OTs will meet and assess children from the age of 0-18. The role involves working as part of a wide multi-disciplinary team that could be made up of colleagues from health, social care, education, housing as well as private sector contractors and equipment providers. A large part of the role involves planning adaptations to children's physical environments at home and in education settings, working alongside surveyors and key workers. The role also involves assessing for and ordering equipment to meet children's needs and allow them to complete activities of daily living either independently or with support.
For an informal discussion please call Andrew Berriman (OT Lead) on 07483351207
This position will be subject to a enhanced criminal record disclosure check.
Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert
What youll get in return:
Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.Find out more about working and volunteering for us.
Additional Information:
The full role profile is attachedhere
Application Process
A supporting statement or CV can be attached to your application. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as Application on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here The application process
About Us
Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.
Our core employee rewards and benefits include:
- a competitive salary.
- a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
- 26 days annual leave per year (pro-rata), rising to 29 days after five years continuous service, with the potential to purchase additional leave.
- A national award winning employee health and wellbeing programme
- Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.
Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year.Find out more about working and volunteering for us.
We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here -flexible working options.
Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.
Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. Its a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.
