Occupational Therapy Aide

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

Do you have experience in a caring field? Do you want the opportunity to make a very real difference to people’s quality of life by maintaining their independence in the home? We are looking for a highly motivated person who wants to make a very real difference to people’s quality of life in their home.

Accessible Homes and TEC Hub is a cross tenure one stop service for people who need assistance to access their home environment. A multi-disciplinary, friendly, and progressive team, we provide preventative and proactive solutions from equipment to complex adaptations.

You will receive training to carry out assessments of peoples needs in their homes. In addition, you will be trained to understand the built environment and the barriers that impact on independence and understanding how to overcome these barriers to enable people to live independently.

In Bristol we place a high value on the role and contribution OTAs make to our services if you join us you will:

• Be part of a genuinely supportive team all committed to providing an excellent service
• Have regular monthly supervision with a highly experienced OT colleague
• Work within a multidisciplinary team all working towards a common goal
• Enjoy all the benefits of work for Bristol City Council as outlined below

The person we are looking for will be

• Enthusiastic about the role
• A good listener
• A great communicator
• Self-motivated
• Keen to learn
• Organised and methodical in their approach

Hours: 37