U-Turn - Junior Occupational Therapist
Background
U-turn is a thriving non-profit that exists to give homeless people the skills to overcome homelessness. Founded in 1997, we believe in life after homelessness . We believe that every homeless individual should have access to an effective pathway that addresses their physical, spiritual, and emotional needs so they can leave the streets and become a long-term productive member of society.
To help homeless people overcome homelessness, we operate a phased approach that includes rehabilitation from substance abuse, counselling, life-skills training, and work placement in one of our social enterprises. This allows candidates to test and apply the training they’ve received. In the process, the programme inculcates a healthy work ethic, furnishes modern job skills, and gives 18-24 months of real work experience so that individuals can graduate and be gainfully employed in the modern South African economy.
The Position
The position for a Junior OT has become available within the interdisciplinary team working in the Southern Suburbs. The team consists of a senior Social Worker who manages the team, 3 social workers, a counselor, a Life Coach, and an administrator. The ideal candidate will have a heart for utilizing their professional skills in the ministry and wants to learn and grow in the field of vocational rehab, addiction, and community reintegration.
Key areas of responsibility
- Conduct group and or individual assessments as part of the intake process, including sending feedback to Case-worker and Worksite.
- Manage a case-load of up to 10 clients, including assessment, intervention planning and implementation, monitoring and follow-up; and re-assessment; internal referrals to the interdisciplinary team and external referrals to external service providers/healthcare professionals where necessary.
- Conduct life-skills and VOC Group sessions as part of the Personal Development Day program.
- Provide specific OT interventions for referred clients from other case workers.
- Take part in interdisciplinary team meetings regarding shared clients and provide OT-specific insight regarding the client's progress and process in the program.
- Provide interventions at worksites for specific clients as indicated through VOC assessments, and provide training to worksites regarding specific interventions indicative of the client's process.
- Assist the Unit manager in providing intervention at the U-turn Transitional Homes.
- Contribute to program development and training of staff as needed.
- Complete required data capturing, including service instances, client notes, and progress reports.
- Use and contribute to existing planning and record-keeping systems to ensure continuous improvement of your areas of responsibility.
Experience and Skills
- A Qualified Occupational Therapist with up-to-date registration with HPCSA is essential.
- Driver’s Licence is essential.
- Experience in vocational rehab is beneficial.
- Experience in addiction care is beneficial.
- Experience working in an interdisciplinary team is beneficial.
- Strong administrative skills are essential.
- Professionalism is essential.
Personal attributes
- Resourceful individual that is not easily flustered.
- Ability to self-motivate and work with minimal supervision.
- Collaborative team player – concerned with the team's success as well as individual performance.
- Emotionally mature individual.
- Problem solver who is open to change and able to take initiative.
- Willingness to learn and grow personally.
Next Steps
Candidates interested in this position must submit a letter of motivation and CV to The letter of motivation should be approximately 1 page in length and include information on why you would like to work at U-turn and how you fulfil the required knowledge skills set outlined above. Please note that applications without a letter of motivation will not be considered.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: R18000,00 - R22000,00 per month
Application Question(s):
- Are you registered with the HPCSA?
- How many years of experience do you have?
- Do you have experience in vocational rehab?
- Do you have experience working with people in homelessness and drug addiction?
- Have you uploaded your motivational letter?
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