Senior Occupational Therapist - Children in Care
Cpl Healthcare, in partnership with our client, the Child and Family Agency are recruiting for a Senior Occupational Therapist to provide a range of assessment and therapeutic skills to help support children and young people in Residential and Foster Care as well as children living in the community in Co. Kerry.
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will provide both direct and indirect input and support for children or young people as well as work closely with the child/young person social worker and will be involved in the statutory care planning for the child where appropriate.
This is a unique opportunity, to be instrumental in setting up a Therapeutic team to develop and deliver a much-needed therapeutic service.
The overall goal is to facilitate better engagement in the activities that are important or meaningful to a child or young person. This may include participation in family life, play, self-care and learning activities.
Interested candidates should have:
· A recognised qualification as an Occupational Therapist with CORU registration
· Have three years full time post qualification clinical experience with a minimum of one year working with children and young people
For further information and a full job description, please contact Brian Murray on 01 482 5421 / 087 222 6752 or email your c.v. to [email protected]
