Paediatric Therapy Assistant Practitioner
Job Description
Paediatric Therapy Assistant Practitioner
Chertsey, Surrey
About Us
White Lodge enables those with disabilities, their families, and their carers to lead fulfilling lives.
Supporting over 2,500 individuals across the country, we offer a diverse range of services for all ages and abilities.
Our wonderful site in Chertsey houses three specialist buildings, each with great facilities and services. These include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, a specialist nursery, hydrotherapy, holiday clubs, personal support in the home, short breaks, fitness and rehabilitation. We also offer many activities such as trips out, art, baking, swimming, and much more!
We are now looking for a Paediatric Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join us on a part-time basis, working 26 hours per week for a 42/week per annum contract.
The Benefits
– Salary of £22.929.92 per annum (pro rata)
– A culture of progression and development
– 38 days’ annual leave pro rata (including Bank Holidays) to support a healthy work/life balance
This is a wonderful opportunity for an empathetic individual with experience working with children with physical disabilities to join our committed organisation.
Joining our dedicated team, you’ll enable us to achieve our vision of a world which is inclusive to all, regardless of ability, making a difference to countless lives across the country.
We boast a comprehensive array of values that ENABLE our teams, stakeholders and services through Encouraging, Nurturing, Alliances, Believing, Listening and Excellence.
What’s more, we pride ourselves on our employee experience, many of our staff have exceptional lengths of service. We are committed to inclusivity and over the years we have had many employees working for us who were previously attending our nursery and therapy services.
So, if you’re ready to advance your career and join the team, we’d love to hear from you!
The Role
As a Paediatric Therapy Assistant Practitioner, you will support the provision and delivery of a specialist therapy service to babies and children aged 0-5 with Cerebral Palsy and similar neuro-developmental conditions.
Undertaking skilled and specific therapy programmes, you will provide a child centred, family focused approach to enable them to reach their full potential and actively participate in their everyday activities.
You will also assist with specialist equipment set up and use and, in conjunction with therapists, organise and run clinics and groups.
Additionally, you will:
– Manage the therapy assistant team, students and volunteers
– Manage the White Lodge equipment library
– Undertake related administrative duties
Please note, due to our open and collaborative working environment and the nature of our work with children and adults with disabilities, all our office-based roles can experience periods of elevated noise levels and some elements of disruption.
About You
To be considered as a Paediatric Therapy Assistant Practitioner, you will need:
– Experience working with children with physical disabilities
– Basic knowledge of typical child development
– The emotional capability to be able to cope with potentially distressing situations
– A good level of IT literacy
– A full, valid driving licence
All staff are required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check. Please make it known if you are on the DBS update service.
All therapy staff require occupational health assessment.
Other organisations may call this role Child Therapy Practitioner, Therapy Support Practitioner, Paediatric Support Practitioner, Support Worker, or Family Support Practitioner.
Webrecruit and White Lodge Centre are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you’re looking for a meaningful role as a Paediatric Therapy Assistant Practitioner, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
