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An exciting opportunity has arisen for 3 full time Occupational Therapy Assistants to join our innovative and friendly Enabling Independence Team within Integrated Care Service. Enabling Independence Team support Adults and Children with disabilities across London Borough of Barking and Dagenham to live as safely and independently in the community. This diverse role will facilitate your development and equip you with a range of skills to enable you to undertake frontline holistic occupational therapy assessments within a social care setting. You will work alongside Occupational Therapists to support and empower residents with various medical conditions who are often vulnerable, to live meaningful lives within the community. You will have the opportunity to put into practice the legislation underpinning and build on or develop experience in the assessment for specialist equipment, major adaptations, housing needs and intervention, with the aim of supporting and empowering our service users to live meaningful lives within the community.

Note for candidates

Please refer to the person specification areas marked AF1-6 in the Job Description to see the areas for response in your application. As part of our values-based recruitment, we are looking for candidates to respond to the five council DRIVE Values – Deliver, Respond, Inspire, Value and Engage. For this role we are particularly looking for candidates that can Deliver, Inspire and Engage as per the JDPS.

Special requirements for this post

This post carries a requirement to have an Enhanced DBS check for Children/Adults.

About you

You will have a minimum qualification of Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent. You must be competent in clinical assessment and reasoning skills; have effective written and verbal communication. You should be able to plan, organise and evaluate your own workload, be self-motivated, work well in a team and with other professionals and outside agencies. You will receive day to day support, supervision and training.

About us

Barking & Dagenham is changing. It Starts Here.

Think you know Barking and Dagenham? Think again. While this small corner of east London might have a reputation for needing development, scratch beneath the surface and you’ll find active communities and a place that consistently punches above its weight. The borough is changing – and changing for the better. And It Starts Here.

Yes, the borough has its challenges. But it’s on the cusp of something exciting. With one of the youngest populations in the country, ambitions are high and rightly so. 98% of our schools are rated Good or Outstanding and every year more of our talented teenagers get into Russell Group Universities and hotly sought after apprenticeship schemes.

We have award winning parks, centuries old manor houses full of relics and artifacts you can go and see, and the ruins of one of Anglo-Saxon England's most powerful and wealthiest religious sites. We’re even bringing beavers and white storks to the borough to help rewild the local landscape and boost biodiversity.

Over the past few years, we’ve been working hard to improve how we deliver services and support our community. From tackling inequality to making sure our services are the best they can be, we’re focused on what matters most to local people.

We’re creating the conditions for people to thrive - so everyone can enjoy a good quality of life, feel proud to call this place home, and be part of something bigger.

#ItStartsHere - with our streets, our schools, our neighbourhoods. And with your application to join our determined team who are passionate about doing what’s best for the future of Barking and Dagenham.

As an Investors in People Gold Award employer, we’re serious about supporting our staff. From flexible working, professional training and career development to wellbeing initiatives, we want our people to feel valued and supported in everything they do.

Our values, known as

• DRIVE, shape how we work: Deliver our best every day – and do what we promise
• Respond in a prompt, positive way to our community’s needs
• Inspire others with our attitudes and actions
• Value people for who they are and what they can do
• Engage with others to improve our resilience and flexibility We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.