Community Reablement Assistant x 4 (Care Worker)
Salary: Grade 3 £16,234 to £16,750 per year plus enhancements for weekend working.
Location: Work will be conducted in service users’ homes across North Lincolnshire. Although work is organized into geographical teams, the registered contractual base is Billet Lane, Scunthorpe.
Hours: 25 per week.
DBS: Yes, Enhanced with Barred List Check.
This is a permanent, part-time vacancy that will close in 12 days at 23:59 BST.
The Vacancy
The North Lincolnshire Home First Community Rehabilitation service is a registered Rehabilitation and Reablement service providing time-limited interventions and therapies in clients' homes. We focus on delivering person-centered support to help individuals remain at home, feel confident, and live as independently as possible.
Reablement assistant post holders will be part of our expanding transitions team, working to ensure smooth and effective hospital discharges, with dedicated visits to support discharge from SDEC and A&E in a timely manner. They will also deliver care and support within the community to help clients reach optimal fitness for participation in rehabilitation programs and support those requiring long-term care.
The role involves providing rehabilitation support following accidents, incidents, or illnesses to promote independence, working in conjunction with health and social care professionals. It also includes crisis response to unforeseen events such as falls and carer breakdowns.
Responsibilities include supporting with moving and handling, personal care, administering medication, and promoting social inclusion and emotional wellbeing through signposting to external services.
This position offers a good work-life balance with a 25-hour weekly contract, operating on a rolling rota with shifts between 07:00 and 23:00, typically 3 to 4 days per week. Opportunities for overtime, especially on weekends with additional enhancements, are available.
You will be part of a dynamic, developing service with opportunities for growth and progression, supported by a caring employer that values health and wellbeing, with excellent supervisory and peer support.
A previous qualification in care is desirable but not essential; full training will be provided.
As a council employee, you will benefit from a competitive pension, health scheme, attractive annual leave, and weekend/Bank holiday enhancements.
For more information or an informal chat, contact Alexandra Broddle, Senior Rehabilitation Officer, at 01724 298190.
As an employer, we promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We require the same commitment from all employees and volunteers. Recruitment will include references and a DBS check, following our safer recruitment procedures.
The Council
We are organized around the people and place of North Lincolnshire, striving to make our area the #BestPlace for residents by being the #BestCouncil. We are committed to our values: equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity, and self-responsibility.
#J-18808-Ljbffr