Our client is a therapy-based, independent SEN Primary School based in North London. Together, their specialist teams deliver tailored support to a range of children with additional needs, enabling them to learn, interact and play in a warm, safe and happy environment. They are now looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join their dedicated team, delivering a specialist occupational service to a range of pupils with special educational needs.

As our client's newest Occupational Therapist, you will work within a close-knit team to deliver a needs-based occupational intervention for all pupils. You will ensure that the service is adapted in order to meet any additional needs presented by pupils, undertaking thorough assessments and clinical observations, and will provide clinical reports, advice and training across the wider school environment. You will work closely with the wider teaching team, as well as with pupil's families and carers, to fully leverage multi-disciplinary working and enhance pupil's access to educational provision.

To apply for this role, you must be a skilled, registered Occupational Therapist, with demonstrable experience of working with vulnerable children presenting a range of complex learning difficulties. You will have extensive experience of working autonomously, and of managing your own caseload of pupils with a range of neurological and developmental disabilities. You will be attentive, thorough and diligent, skilled at compiling reports and translating complex information for a range of professionals, as well as for service users.

Please note this is role is full-time, working term-time only (39 weeks per year, 7.2 hours per day).

Please apply with a Word copy of your CV. Further information will be provided to the shortlisted candidates.

Applications will be reviewed, and interviews scheduled with the client, on an on-going basis.

Our client is a therapy-based, independent SEN Primary School based in North London. Together, their specialist teams deliver tailored support to a range of children with additional needs, enabling them to learn, interact and play in a warm, safe and happy environment. They are now looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join their dedicated team, delivering a specialist occupational service to a range of pupils with special educational needs. This role is offered on a part-time position, 2.5 days per week.

As our client's newest Occupational Therapist, you will work within a close-knit team to deliver a needs-based occupational intervention for all pupils. You will ensure that the service is adapted in order to meet any additional needs presented by pupils, undertaking thorough assessments and clinical observations, and will provide clinical reports, advice and training across the wider school environment. You will work closely with the wider teaching team, as well as with pupil's families and carers, to fully leverage multi-disciplinary working and enhance pupil's access to educational provision.

To apply for this role, you must be a skilled, registered Occupational Therapist, with demonstrable experience of working with vulnerable children presenting a range of complex learning difficulties ideally in a school or educational setting. You will have extensive experience of working autonomously, and of managing your own caseload of pupils with a range of neurological and developmental disabilities. You will be attentive, thorough and diligent, skilled at compiling reports and translating complex information for a range of professionals, as well as for service users.

Please note this is role is part-time, working term-time only (39 weeks per year, 7.2 hours per day).

Please apply with a Word copy of your CV. Further information will be provided to the shortlisted candidates.

Applications will be reviewed, and interviews scheduled with the client, on an on-going basis.

Occupational Therapist - Band 5

37.5 FTE (part-time considered)

£23,637 - £31,950 FTE (depending on experience)

Leatherhead KT22 0BN

JOB PURPOSE

QEF Neuro Rehabilitation Services is a specialist neuro rehabilitation centre for adults.  Are you looking for a fantastic opportunity to develop your knowledge and clinical skills in neuro rehabilitation?  Would you like to become a valued member of our friendly, experienced, dynamic integrated-team?

The post holder will have the opportunity to provide specialist neurorehabilitation service to clients with acquired brain injury, stroke and incomplete spinal cord injury within a multidisciplinary team. You will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of clients under the direction of the senior Occupational therapists.  You will liaise with other members of the team to ensure continuity and consistency regarding clients’ management.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is an exciting opportunity to join an experienced MDT where you will be managing your own neurological clinical caseload and working in both individual and group settings on clients’ goals using functional and impairment-based treatment methods.

You will assess, plan and carry out individual Occupational Therapy treatment programmes within the Centre and in the community. We have a variety of living environments including bedsits and independent living flats.

You will carry out access and home visits with support as appropriate, including liaising with social services, care agencies and relatives.

There will be the opportunity to develop skills in communicating with clients with a range of physical, cognitive, and communication difficulties.

Providing feedback and advice is a key part of the role, to clients and other members of the multi-disciplinary team regarding the assessment and treatment of a client’s physical, functional, cognitive, sensory and perceptual abilities.

ABOUT YOU

This is the job for you if you have:

• a Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy and have membership of the Health and Care Professions council.
• experience of working in neurology and working in a multidisciplinary team either as a student placement or at post graduate level.
• the ability to demonstrate efficient and effective self-management including use of time, organisation, planning and problem solving.
• your own initiative to be able to prioritise caseload and use clinical reasoning to make sound decisions and problem solve.
• the ability to use self-reflection to improve clinical skills.
• the ability to be empathetic and passionate in working with clients with complex physical, cognitive and psychosocial needs and their families.
• passion about this area of work
• been inspired by our Values and Behaviours

BENEFITS

Being part of QEF means that you will be valued as a key member of a charity that is passionate about its work.  You’ll gain a sense of professional satisfaction from knowing that every day you have worked as a team to improve someone else's life. Whether you work in one of our client-facing services, or at the head office, you’ll never be far away from the inspiring journey of our service users.  In addition, you’ll receive:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Pension and Life Assurance
• Westfield Healthcare Cash back scheme and shopping discounts
• Free on-site parking
• Range of training opportunities provided to ensure career development

To apply please visit our website via the link.

This role is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks which will include an enhanced adult barred list check DBS (at the cost of QEF if you are not already a member of The Update Service)

Casework Coordinator (Criminal Justice) - Positive Somerset Lives
Location: Taunton
Contract: Permanent 
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week 
Salary: £23,000.00 (plus an £50.00 per week on-call payment, 1 week in 4). 
Closing Date: Tuesday 28 July ' 20 (12 noon).

Julian House is looking to appoint a Criminal Justice Casework Coordinator (30 hours per week) based in Taunton to provide high quality support and housing management to people from an offending background who face multiple and complex needs.

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, have experience of supporting people who have been involved within the criminal justice system. They will have a good understanding of barriers and issues faced by people leaving prison and knowledge of the pathways to rehabilitation and recovery. The role involves working with some people who are registered sex offenders.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Processing referrals from partnership criminal justice agencies
• Deliver high quality and effective housing management across service buildings
• Deliver H&S policy and process compliance
• Assessing, planning and enacting person-centred packages of support
• Deliver individual key-working, so that people with complex/multiple needs are able to reduce barriers to community integration and are motivated to achieve desistance from offending, sustained rehabilitation and play a full and positive part within the community
• Engage, motivate and progress people towards the attainment of independent living skills and into employment, training and learning opportunities
• Engage with finance team to ensure rent and service compliance
• Engage in team and a wide range of partnership agencies to ensure effective delivery of all service areas
• To ensure the service is compliant with required monitoring, reporting and evaluation

 For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached job description and personal statement. 

As an employee, you will receive an excellent benefits package which includes:

• Cash health care plan 
• Up to 27 days annual leave (depending on length of service) 
• Employer pension contribution (up to 6% of your gross salary) 
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff Award Scheme 
• 20% Discount at Julian House Shops and Bike Workshops 

Julian House has a supportive culture, providing regular supervision and line management alongside externally facilitated reflective practice which enables staff to look after their own health and well-being whilst giving their best in their roles. 
 
To Apply: 
 
Please apply by completing an online application form outlining why you would fit the role, via our jobs page on our Julian House website.

Previous candidates need not apply.

Closing date: 28 July '20 (12 noon).

Refugee Family Support Worker (VPRS)
Location: Bath, Somerset
Contract: Permanent 
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week 
Salary: £20,300.00 pro rata (plus an £50.00 per week on-call payment, 1 week in 4). 
Closing Date: Friday 17 July '20 (12 noon).

Working within a busy, supportive team based in Bath, we are looking for an enthusiastic and organised creative thinker with great communication skills; who can provide high quality resettlement support to refugee families under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) in Bath and North East Somerset. 

You will need to be able to manage a small caseload of families; work at a multi-agency level; ensure excellent outcomes for the families and put the voice of the service user at the centre of all the work that we do.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for a full outline of the role and responsibilities. 

As an employee, you will receive an excellent benefits package which includes:

• Cash health care plan 
• Up to 27 days annual leave (depending on length of service) 
• Employer pension contribution (up to 6% of your gross salary) 
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff Award Scheme 
• 20% Discount at Julian House Shops and Bike Workshops 

Julian House has a supportive culture, providing regular supervision and line management alongside externally facilitated reflective practice which enables staff to look after their own health and well-being whilst giving their best in their roles. 
 
To Apply: 
 
Please apply by completing an online application form outlining why you would fit the role, via our jobs page on our Julian House website.

Closing date: 17 July '20 (12 noon). 

Interview date: interviews will be taking place week commencing 20 July '20. 

Trusts Officer
Location: New King Street, Bath
Contract: Permanent 
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Salary: £23,000.00 - £25,000.00 pro rata (depending on experience)
Closing Date: Sunday 19 July '20 (12 noon).

Julian House is a well respected charity, providing support to some of the most marginalised members of society, particularly in the areas of homelessness, domestic abuse and criminal justice.  Its projects are located across the South West.

Underpinning its success has been a strong track record of support from key stakeholders and the wider community, including grant making trusts.  This support has allowed the development of new services, important project work and the maintenance of core services.  Not just changing lives, often saving lives.

This is a new role within Julian House fundraising team, providing support to the Senior Trusts Fundraiser - researching funding opportunities, reporting back to funders on their support and evidencing unmet need.  Providing case studies is another key element of the role - involving project visits and close collaboration with a range of colleagues. 

Please see the attached job description and person specification for a full outline of the role and responsibilities. 

As an employee, you will receive an excellent benefits package which includes:

• Cash health care plan 
• Up to 27 days annual leave (depending on length of service) 
• Employer pension contribution (up to 6% of your gross salary) 
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff Award Scheme 
• 20% Discount at Julian House Shops and Bike Workshops 

Julian House has a supportive culture, providing regular supervision and line management alongside externally facilitated reflective practice which enables staff to look after their own health and well-being whilst giving their best in their roles. 
 
To Apply: 
 
Please apply by completing an online application form outlining why you would fit the role, via our jobs page on our Julian House website.

Closing date: Sunday 19 July '20 (12 noon).

Interview date: interviews will be taking place on Wednesday 29 July '20.

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with brain injury and neurodisability. We deliver rehabilitation, education and community services through our national specialist centre and The Children’s Trust School, based in Tadworth.  We also offer support more widely through our community services for children and young people across the UK and via our online Brain Injury Hub. Established for over 30 years, we have a team comprising 560 staff and over 1,100 volunteers who together are dedicated to providing children with brain injury and neuro-disability to have the opportunity to live the best life possible.

We recognise that our people and how we develop them is critical to us continuing to grow and progress our charitable and commercial aims, while retaining our outstanding ratings with our regulators. We have therefore created the new role of Head of Organisational Development which will play a key part in leading, scoping and delivering a progressive Organisational Development Agenda. This will ensure we realise the full potential of all of our staff and ultimately enable us to continue to provide support for even more children and young people with brain injury and neuro-disability.

We are looking for a collaborative, proactive and can-do organisational development professional; someone who will work effectively across all key stakeholders within our organisation, working alongside and with others to define, develop and embed our new OD strategy. We expect this will encompass amongst other areas:  developing our leadership development programme, our diversity and inclusion approach, a review of our culture and values and supporting the development of our clinical and education teams.

Operating as a key member of the People Team, you will bring a high degree of ambition, resilience, and pragmatism, be comfortable in problem solving and finding solutions, offering constructive challenge and with a proven track record of shaping and delivering impactful OD strategies.

If you would like to discuss the role please contact The Children's Trust directly, and the People Operations Team will be more than happy to assist you.

Closing date - Monday 3rd August 2020.