Reablement is a funded service available to anyone living in Bury who is aged 18 or over and provides short term support and rehabilitation at home.
It is a short-term service, and its aim is to work with people, supporting them to manage as many everyday tasks as possible on their own and in their own home and ultimately regain their independence.
* You will support customers with the preparation of meals, personal care, getting dressed, medication and signpost customers to services that meet their ongoing needs.
* You will contribute to the delivery, evaluation and changes to strengths-based goal plans as required to maximise independence outcomes and meeting identified goals within the agreed timelines.
* Proactively work in partnership with colleagues from health and other professional agencies.
* Maintaining a safe and stimulating physical environment for customers, creating opportunities and choice for customers to be as independent as possible.
* You must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle with business insurance as you will be travelling to customers homes.
* You will need to be able to work across all areas of the borough.
* Satisfactory DBS disclosure at the enhanced level to be reviewed in line with the authority's timescales.
* To work in accordance with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulations and the councils policies and procedures
* To meet and maintain the standards of the Choices for Living Well Handbook.
* You will need to have experience of supporting people in the community and be prepared to complete the Care Certificate.
* You will need to hold or be willing to work towards level 2 Health and Social Care Diploma or equivalent..
* You will need to have a Let's do it approach to encourage and support customers to reach independence and to continue to live in their own homes by doing with rather than doing for.
* To use a work's mobile phone and appropriate applications to allow contact during working hours and use other electronic and IT equipment such as tablets, laptops and electronic monitoring devices in the course of daily activities.
* To maintain a high standard of personal appearance and cleanliness including wearing, maintaining and safekeeping of uniforms.
At this present time, we are not supporting sponsorship candidates.
Your base:
You will be community based in customers’ homes with occasional scheduled training or meetings within the intermediate tier
What we offer
You will be valued and developed in your role
You will have support from our proactive reablement co ordinators and well-being manager and will be supported throughout your induction period and beyond
You will receive regular supervisions and an annual employee review
Access to staff benefits
Paid Annual Leave and Training
Hours of Work
Normal hours of work are 35 hours per week which is based on a two-week rota.
Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday 08:00 - 13:00 - 16:30 - 21:30
Week 2: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 08:00 - 13:00 - 16:30 - 21:30
About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.
As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way
Benefits of working for Bury Council
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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.
Next steps
For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Sue Harland on 07966971776