Occupational Therapy Support Coordinator

About the Borough

Found in zone 6 with good transport links in and out of London, Kingston is a vibrant and diverse university town which creates the rich sense of community shared across the borough and its Residents. Kingston boasts an idyllic riverside location, good shopping and great restaurants, as well as a mix of modern and historic town centre. Kingston has lots of open parklands and cycle routes that help connect the district town centres into an enjoyable place to live and work.

We are passionate about working closely with our residents and vulnerable groups to help them maintain their independence and create a balance between support and independent living.

About the Service and Team

Join Kingston Council’s dynamic Occupational Therapy Team and make a real difference every day! As an Occupational Therapy Support Coordinator, you’ll be part of a passionate, forward-thinking service that empowers residents to live independently, confidently, and safely. You’ll work alongside experienced OTs who are committed to innovation, collaboration, and creating meaningful change in the community. This is your opportunity to grow, develop your skills, and be part of a supportive team that celebrates creativity, problem-solving, and positive outcomes. If you’re enthusiastic, people-focused, and ready to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role and Our Ideal Candidate

About the role

The purpose of the Occupational Therapy Support Coordinator role is to assist the Occupational Therapy Team in delivering timely, effective, and person-centred support to Kingston residents. You will play a key part in helping people maintain or regain their independence by coordinating assessments, organising essential equipment or adaptations, and ensuring smooth communication between service users, families, professionals, and partner agencies. Your role helps to keep the service running efficiently—supporting Occupational Therapists, managing workflow, and ensuring that residents receive the right support at the right time. Ultimately, the purpose of the job is to improve quality of life for individuals across Kingston while contributing to a responsive, compassionate, and high-quality OT service.

About you

We’re looking for a motivated and organised individual who brings both solid skills and a passion for supporting others. You’ll need to hold an NVQ Level 2 or equivalent and have experience using case-based ICT systems, along with strong literacy, numeracy, interpersonal, and IT abilities. Ideally, you will also have experience working with adults in a care or health setting, a basic understanding of occupational therapy, and a good standard of written and verbal communication. Confidence with record-keeping, basic IT skills, and access to transport for visiting residents are also desirable. If you’re someone who combines practical capability with genuine empathy and a commitment to helping people live independently, we’d be excited to receive your application.

Our Offer to You

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 25-32 days, plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade.
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
• Three volunteering days per year in Kingston
• Hybrid working (dependent on the role)
• Flexible and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
• Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
• Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
• Zip car scheme
• Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support

Application Process

Apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application and check your CV details have been uploaded correctly in the relevant sections.

We understand and recognise the benefits of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace and are embracing AI where appropriate, to boost our productivity and streamline how we deliver our Council services efficiently; to provide the best possible outcomes for our residents and communities.
However, we reserve the right to reject applications where it is apparent that AI-generated content has been used in isolation and without personalised responses. At Kingston we value authenticity and are looking for individuals who can clearly demonstrate their own skills, experience and motivation for the role that they are applying for and embrace and demonstrate our STAR values.
Here at Kingston we have core values of Transparency and this is to be demonstrated during the application process and completion of the supporting statement and will be further tested at interview and selection stage for those who progress forward.

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

As part of our award winning Diversity Programme we anonymise all applications received to reduce conscious and unconscious bias enabling every application to be reviewed on the knowledge, skills and experience shown in your application. We encourage our interview panels to be as diverse as possible (age, cultural, neurodiverse etc.) to reduce bias where possible. We are fully committed to removing barriers and enhancing the diversity of our workforce.

Additional Information

We are proud to be a diverse and welcoming Borough and we strive to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve, and instil a sense of belonging in our staff. We celebrate and respect differences and appreciate the value of having a diverse workforce, therefore we welcome applications from under represented groups.

To support our workers and their families we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.

We are also proud to be a disability confident employer and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for a role. As an accredited London Living Wage Employer all our employees are guaranteed the London Living Wage regardless of their length or type of contract.

The UK has a points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance. Sponsorship availability varies and is subject to eligibility requirements and budget limitations. As a result, we cannot guarantee sponsorship for all roles and will evaluate sponsorship requests on a case-by-case basis.