Occupational Therapy Assistant

Job description

Contract Terms

Starting salary: SO1 (£38256 – £39276)
Work location: 48 Station Road, Wood Green, London, N22 7TY
Hours per week: 36 per week
Contract type: Fixed term until 22/02/27
Closing date: Sunday 21st June 2026 at 23:59
Expected interview date: 3rd July 2026

(Please note that this role may potentially be extended)

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

We are looking for an Occupational Therapy Assistant to support individuals with physical disabilities to live independently and safely within their home environment. In this role, you will contact residents over the phone and in person. You will assess functional abilities, identify needs, and support service users to set person-centred goals that promote independence and wellbeing. You will help provide equipment and recommend home adaptations, support carers, and contribute to safeguarding and risk assessments, ensuring high-quality, effective interventions are delivered.

About the team

You will be part of a supportive Adult Social Care team, working alongside Occupational Therapists, Sensory Technicians and a wide range of professionals across health and social care services. The team works collaboratively with internal colleagues and external partners, including NHS services, housing providers, and voluntary organisations, to deliver coordinated care and support. This is a dynamic environment where teamwork, communication, and a shared commitment to improving outcomes for residents are central to success.

About you

You are a compassionate and organised individual with proven experience in occupational therapy or a related field. You have excellent communication skills and are confident working with service users, carers, and professionals from a range of backgrounds. With strong attention to detail and the ability to manage your own caseload, you can prioritise tasks effectively and maintain accurate records. You bring a proactive, person-centred approach, along with a solid understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality, and the importance of delivering high-quality, respectful care.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.  

Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders.  Please continue to check these through the application process.  If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk