Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC621483
Salary Range: GBP 24,405 : GBP 25,430 pro:rata, per annum (actual salary GBP 12,202 : GBP 12,714 per annum).
Work Location: South of Hampshire
Hours per week: 18.5
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 30 June 2025
The Role:
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.
What you'll do:
Travel to service users' homes to:
:Support with Daily Living:Support 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 them to regain their abilities, independence and confidence to do some or all 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.
What we're looking for:
Previous experience is not essential : we provide all the training you need to be a great Community Reablement Assistant. What's most important to us is that you have the right values, skills and motivations and share our 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.
Take a look at our Candidate Packfor more information about the Community Reablement Assistant role, team and our values. The section 'About you' explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.
We would love to hear from you about your experience and transferable skills. If you would like to arrange an informal chat to discuss the role and what you can bring to the team, please Apply using the details below.
Why join us?
:Training: We provide a full, in:depth supportive induction programme along with continuous training and development.
Variety: No two days are the same, but each will be rewarding. You'll work with different service users each day, providing unique support to every individual.
:Career Growth and Development: We invest in your future. With ongoing development opportunities, you'll have the chance to enhance your skills and your career. We offer opportunities for 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 Assureds c