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Therapy Assistant

Location: The Oakleaf Group, Hartwell 

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 8.30 - 16.30 

Salary: £12.44 per hour

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual - The Oakleaf Group are seeking to recruit a full-time Therapy Assistant for their service in Duston, Northampton. 

Therapy Assistants work as an integral part of the Therapy Team. The role involves the planning, carrying out and evaluation of therapy programmes, facilitating sessions and the allocation/organisation of staff to ensure the successful implementation of the day to day programme.

The successful candidate will work closely and collaboratively with the Interdisciplinary team to support any therapy needs and facilitate rehabilitation programmes and interventions as directed by the qualified therapists. The Therapy Assistant will receive direction and support from the therapy team.

There will also be an onus on delivering group sessions, therefore applicants must have confidence to manage and carry these out effectively. Therapy Assistants will be responsible for facilitating personal morning hygiene programmes on a regular basis, in order to support Occupational Therapy and other therapy disciplines.

The role is Monday – Friday however they may be the occasional event which extends outside the regular working hours therefore a degree of flexibility is advantageous. The successful applicant may be asked to work across any of the locations currently operated by The Oakleaf Group. 

Benefits

- Pension scheme
- Flexibility within the role, which promotes creative rehabilitation
- Sickness pay  
- CPD opportunities
- Being part of one of the leading providers of Neuro rehabilitation in Northamptonshire
- Regular supervision and support from a qualified Therapist
- Free meals are provided during working hours.

Who we are!

The Oakleaf Group (part of CareTech) is a leading provider of specialist brain injury rehabilitation services for male adults. It provides 100+ beds operating across 5 sites in Northamptonshire, for assessment and active rehabilitation, community rehabilitation and long stay/maintenance placements.

CareTech Group; established in 1994, and is one of the largest providers of specialist social care services supporting 5000 adults with a wide range of needs in more than 300 services across the UK. Committed to the highest standards of care and governance, we provide innovative care pathways for vulnerable people to live in community settings. We support people to take control of their lives – this could be finding employment, having an active social life, learning new skills or building self-confidence.  

CareTech Community Services are proud to inform you that they are a “Disability Confident Leader”.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment, the disclosure expense will be met by the employer.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to contact every applicant. We will be in touch 7-10 days after receipt of your CV if progressing your application to the next stage. 

The Caretech Group is a Sponsored Employer but our sponsorship programme is currently full. Please only apply if you have an existing right-to-work in the UK that doesn’t require sponsorship and you are not currently under an existing sponsorship