Occupational Therapist Assistant Practitioner (7202)

at  Norfolk County Council

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT PRACTITIONER

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with a passion for working with children with additional needs and helping them to overcome challenges within their daily activities.
In this role, you will be based in Dereham working within the West and Breckland Social Care team. You must be motivated to work directly with children and their families across home, school and respite settings. This role requires a creative approach which considers the child’s level of ability and their interests to work towards their occupational therapy goals.
Your role will involve working actively with children and therefore has some moving and handling requirements.
The office base is in Dereham, however you will need to be prepared to travel anywhere within the Breckland and West Norfolk area and occasionally beyond this, depending on requirements. However, we are looking for an OTAP who is particularly happy to cover the West areas of Norfolk.
There are training opportunities available to meet the specific requirements of the role. You will work closely with an Occupational Therapist and regular supervision will be given.
If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Jenny Atkins (Occupational Therapist Manager) jenny.atkins@norfolk.gov.uk or call 01603 224276.
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
• ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discount programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.

• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.

• You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.
  Already a Norfolk County Council employee? please apply using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.
  Closing date for redeployees to receive priority consideration: 02 February 2025

Please refer the Job description for details