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Permanent, Part Time 18.5 hours per week.

Are you practical – good at dismantling and putting things together? Do you like working with people and want to contribute to improving the lives of disabled children? Then we may have the perfect opportunity for you!

This opportunity has arisen in the Disabled Children Service – we are looking for an Occupational Therapy Aide to assist us with reviewing children’s equipment (such as their seating) to check if they have outgrown it or if it needs adjusting. Don’t worry if you haven’t had experience in this field as full training will be given. You just need to be practical, interested in working with disabled children and their families and be keen to learn.

You will be joining a friendly team of Occupational Therapists and support staff who provide a service to the disabled children of Bristol, mainly through providing specialist equipment and adaptations to help them become more independent in their homes. For example, we might provide seating equipment to help them sit upright, or equipment to help get in and out of, or support them in the bath or when using the toilet, or we might help adapt their home to help them get into or around it. You won’t need to come with any knowledge or experience of this equipment, you will just need an aptitude for adjusting it and be very keen to learn.

You will also be expected to undertake relevant administrative tasks, including arranging and writing up your visits and providing a basic maintenance service to the equipment. You will receive full training and regular supervision and support from both your supervisor and manager. Help and support is also always at hand from all members of the team.

So if you have a ‘can do’ approach and have good communication and computer skills, if you are good at using your initiative and can work flexibly, and are able to visit children when they get home from school, we would love to hear from you.

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.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including 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.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

For an informal chat please contact Sally Hunter Occupational Therapy Team Manager [email protected]

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Young people, Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and Male candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.