Location

ARCOS
Hatherton Lodge
Avenue Road
Great Malvern
WR14 3AG

SMILE



Children in Need is pump priming the ARCOS SMILE Project to help us set up a sensory and music room for children and their families with a wide range of disabilities and special educational needs.

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Current Activities

PROJECT OVERVIEW 2012-13:

  • Tele-therapy: an innovative way to extend, share and improve service delivery for people with impaired communication due to stroke or other long-term neurological conditions.(more...)
  • A.W.D.A.A. (Adults with Dyspraxia at ARCOS): a unique initiative developing confidence and skills in adults with developmental dyspraxia. (more...)
  • ‘Making the Most of Mealtimes’: a rolling programme of specialist training for carers of severely disabled children and adults to promote eating, drinking and swallowing that is as safe and pleasurable as possible. (more...)
  • Help Online: ARCOS provides information and advice free of charge, every day, via e-mail and telephone contact. (more...)
  • Equipment loan and rental: ARCOS maintains an equipment library which provides a unique service for assessment and practise in using assistive technologies. (more...)
  • SMILE (Sensation and Movement through Life Experience): This project will provide a well equipped sensory room, staffed by a qualified nursery nurse with experience of working with children who have special needs and assisted by trained volunteers; overseen by a senior occupational therapist. (more...)
 

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Employment Opportunities

Speech and Language Therapist required to work full-time as part of our multi-disciplinary team; able to work with children and/or adults. Bobath training would be an advantage. Must be able to work hands-on or prepared to learn.

Occupational Therapist (Band 5/6) required to work full-time (annual contract) as part of our inter-disciplinary team. Must be prepared to work hands-on for assessment and treatment of individuals with neurological conditions.

Neuro-physiotherapist Post(s) based at the ARCOS office, some travel involved. Car driver essential. This is a full-time post but may be shared by two neuro-physiotherapists to work in our specialist multi-disciplinary team based in Malvern, an exciting opportunity for someone with skill and ambition to develop their career.

Full-time Secretarial post at the ARCOS Centre in Malvern: Microsoft Office experience and accurate typing skills essential, familiarity with speech to text would be an advantage but if not training is available. This is a full-time post for an experienced secretary who is seeking employment that offers an opportunity to be part of an expanding team and help develop a busy national charity.

Please contact ARCOS for more details or arrange to visit and/or discuss either position.