Reablement Support Worker

Location

Swindon | United Kingdom

Job description

Reablement Support Worker

Job specification

Location:

Swindon

Hours:

Various shifts available in blocks of 6 hours -Flexibility between 07:00-13:00 and 16.30-22.30

Salary:

£24,702 p.a. pro rata plus benefits

Closing date:

28/03/2024

Job reference:

RNR002064-2

Date posted:

29/02/2024

At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

Swindon Borough Council has a unique opportunity for you to join the highly experienced, dynamic, progressive and expanding Reablement Team.  We are a successful team who have been able to ensure that 80% of our service users have remained independent in their own home without any formal support.  We are also part of a team who were highly commended by the Health Service Journal, for improving value in the care of frail older patients and we were part of a team highly commended for Integrated Discharge Planning and Reablement.  If you are looking for a role, in which you can make a difference and gain job satisfaction, we look forward to receiving your application form.

Your next role

The Reablement Support Worker role is part of an integrated Reablement Team and the wider Adult Health & Social Care multidisciplinary teams, to provide support with personal care and reablement to service users in their own homes and community through outcome focussed support. This is achieved by supporting individuals to regain, improve and maintain skills of daily living, promoting maximum independence

The Reablement role will involve:

• Driving in the community to numerous homes therefore; needing a full driving licence and access to a car.
• To be available to work within a flexible shift rota of days or evenings 5 days over 7 including alternate weekends. (You may be asked at short notice to change your shifts depending on the need of the service users)
• To contribute and provide thorough feedback for the Multi-Disciplinary Meeting, held twice a week.
• Working alongside other health and social care professionals, to participate in the monitoring of service users mental and physical health, support and enable them to access necessary agencies or support as required. To also contribute to the promotion of positive links with other locality community agencies/groups.
• To encourage, reable, and support very vulnerable service users where possible, to develop, regain and maintain skills to maximise independent living.  Whilst always treating them with dignity and respect. 
• Be able to liaise with other professionals/family members and Reablement Support Workers, reporting any key concerns to respective senior staff in line with the requirements of all relevant legislation and local policies, procedures and guidance, including potential safeguarding concerns.

The successful candidate will:

• Be highly motivated and enthusiastic about providing a first-class service to the residents of Swindon.
• Have the ability to work independently, using initiative and as part of the wider Reablement Team.

• Need a full driving licence and access to a vehicle whilst working.
• Have experience and knowledge of caring for vulnerable adults with a wide range of complex needs.
• Have experience of working in the community or care home on a one-to-one basis with service users.
• Have knowledge of anti-discriminatory practice.
• Have understanding of Health and Safety and Manual Handling issues.
• Have understanding of the need to keep within professional boundaries.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”.

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

For informal enquiries, please contact the Reablement Team on 07971068302 or email [email protected]

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email [email protected]

For the full role profile please email [email protected] quoting the reference number and we will email it to you.

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Salary

£24.7k per annum