Occupational Therapist

Brighter Futures for Children

 

2 x Full time, permanent posts

Newly qualified - £42,314 - £43,235 per annum (includes £8000 market supplement)

Experienced - £44,124 - £50,708 pa (includes £8000 market supplement)

 

About us
Brighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service.

 

We work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.

 

Our main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.

 

About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Occupational Therapy team.

We are currently expanding the service and have two vacancies for a Paediatric Occupational Therapist within our Childrens Disability Service.
The OT team consists of 4 full time OT posts, 2 OT assistants and an OT Team Manager. The team sits under the umbrella of the Childrens Disability Service and works closely with Social Workers and short breaks colleagues within the Childrens and Young People’s Disability Team (CYPDT).

We support children and young people from 0-18 with disabilities, providing equipment, adaptations and support within their homes.

 

Essential Qualifications:
• Occupational Therapy Degree
• Health & Care Professionals Council (HCPC) registration
What we offer our qualified Occupational Therapists:
• We offer a supportive framework to develop your career
• You’ll work in a friendly and collaborative environment where we are committed to delivering positive outcomes.
• We have a strong training and developmental pathway
• All team managers are permanent staff, and our existing Practitioners will coach, mentor and support you.

 

For more information about the role, please read the job description and person specification.

 

Our offer
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.

 

A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
• A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
• Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service)
• Discounted Child Care (on site nursery)
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Season train ticket loans
• Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme
• A range of local shopping discounts

Inclusion and Diversity
We want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

Asking for Adjustments

Brighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.

If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.

 

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive sufficient number of applications

 

Closing date: 7th May 2025
Interview date:to be confirmed

 

We look forward to hearing from you!