Community Care Worker (Occupational Therapist) – FLK10802 Part Time

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We have various full and part-time permanent Occupational Therapist (Community Care Worker) posts across our Social Work Adult Services teams. These posts offer an exciting opportunity for newly qualified or experienced Occupational Therapists.

We want to be a forward-thinking workforce, who are determined to make a real positive difference for people accessing services and living in our communities. Trauma informed, relationships and a strengths based Occupational Therapy approach sits at the heart of our practice. We are committed to continuing to develop a culture where all our workforce feels valued, included and able to be their best at work. This supports our mission to be recognised as a learning organisation promoting openness and creativity across the workforce.

We are holding a recruitment event on Thursday 26^th October 2023 and would welcome anyone with an interest in applying to come along to hear about the various roles and find out more about our service. Please see link for details of the event. https://falkirkhscp.org/social-work-in-falkirk-event/

In Falkirk we are passionate about the work we do. We are proud to have a workforce with values that promote human rights, social justice and professional integrity. We recognise the importance of diversity within our organisation and look to reflect the communities we serve.

You must be an Occupational Therapist with a Dip. OT., Degree BSc., OT., and hold HCPC Registration

When it comes to taking care of our employees, we are proud to offer:

• Supportive team structure
• Time for reflective supervision
• A culture where your voice matters and opportunities are available to shape how we work together as a team, service and across the Council and partnerships.
• We work in partnership with colleagues in Forth Valley NHS, affording excellent opportunities for joint training and working.
• Bespoke training and a range of career development opportunities
• Generous annual leave and mobile /flexible working supporting work life balance.
• Competitive salaries
• Local Government pension scheme and employee benefits and rewards scheme
• Falkirk Council promote a flexible and home working policy.

If you are the successful candidate, you will be required to gain/maintain PVG scheme membership.

Martin Thom, Head of Integration for Community Care, shares details of exciting new developments for Falkirk Social Work Services