Overview
After a hospital stay, some people may lose confidence or find daily tasks challenging. Our Community Reablement Assistants help them regain their abilities, independence and confidence in a safe and practical way. Join our rapid support service and use your dedication, compassion and empathy to make a meaningful difference to those that need our support, enriching and improving their lives.
Responsibilities
* Support with Daily Living: Assist with washing, dressing, continence management, and encourage nutrition and hydration to help establish independent living routines.
* Provide Person-Centred Care: Deliver tailored support to meet unique individual needs, ensuring comfort, wellbeing and safety.
* Promote Independence: Help service users regain their abilities, independence and confidence to do the things they used to do, in a safe and practical way.
* Provide Reassurance and Motivation: Support in managing anxiety, build confidence in daily living skills, and encourage them to achieve their goals in self-care and independence.
* Build Relationships: Establish supportive connections with service users, their families and carers, as well as your colleagues.
* Previous experience is not essential — training will be provided. What is most important is having the right values, skills and motivations and a commitment to enabling people to lead full and active lives as independently as possible.
* Passion and Dedication: A genuine desire and motivation to help others and make a positive difference.
* Empathy and Compassion: Understand and share the feelings of others to build trust and provide emotional support.
* Respect and Patience: Treat service users with dignity and adapt to their individual needs calmly, even in challenging situations.
* Communication Skills: Clear and effective communication with service users, families, and colleagues.
* Problem-Solving Skills: Handle unexpected situations calmly and effectively.
* Travel: You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire and it is essential that you have a current drivers' licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis.
* Working Hours: The service runs 07:00-22:00, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, so you may be required to work evenings and/or public holidays and/or weekends as part of your Normal Working Hours, with enhancements paid in line with the Hampshire County Council salary policy.
Why Join Us?
* Training: A full, in-depth supportive induction programme along with continuous training and development.
* Variety: No two days are the same. You will work with different service users each day, providing unique support to every individual.
* Career Growth and Development: Ongoing development opportunities, including fully paid degree apprenticeships in Health and Care, Occupational Therapy, or Sensory Work alongside your role. All reablement staff work towards obtaining care certificates funded by Hampshire County Council. Former Community Reablement Assistants have advanced to roles including qualified Occupational Therapists, Specialist Sensory Workers and Registered Managers.
* Supportive Environment: Work in a friendly and collaborative team who feel proud of the work they do to support people in our community.
* Employee Support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, online resources, and legal and financial advice.
* Competitive Benefits Package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
* Make a Difference: Work in partnership with organisations across Health and Social care to maximise independence, prevent hospital admissions and enable rapid discharge from hospital to improve outcomes for the people of Hampshire.
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