Reablement Support Worker
Adult Services

COVID-19 IMPORTANT NOTICE – Please note that due to the current COVID-19 restrictions we will not be conducting face to face interviews. If you are shortlisted the recruiting manager will email you with further details.

Leigh Sports Village
Sale Way
Leigh
WN7 4JY

Please note you will be based at various location across the borough.

Salary: Grade 5, £13,476 - £15,177 per annum.
25 hours per week
3x permanent positions

Salary: Grade 5, £13,476 - £15,177 per annum.
25 hours per week
2x temporary until March 2021

Salary: Grade 5, £6,468 - £7,284 per annum.
12 hours per week
1x temporary until March 2021

Please state on the knowledge and experience section of your application which position/s you would like to be considered for.

We are looking to recruit support workers to join our team.

As a Reablement support worker you will contribute to a team approach in providing integrated multi-disciplinary programmes of Reablement across 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The role is aimed at promoting independence and helping to restore/maintain the service user’s ability to remain within their own homes. You will be able to demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills and the value of promoting independence. You will be required to have a current valid driving licence.

You must be prepared to work flexibly to include weekend and evening work

Your role:
We are looking to recruit Reablement Support Workers to join our team, your role will be to support people to live as independently as possible through encouragement, specific techniques and the use of aids and adaptations.

You will be part of a team providing physical and emotional support with tasks such as moving and handling, personal care, meal preparation, support with medication and mobility practice. You will also encourage people to engage with their communities and promote their health and well-being.

About you:

Are you patient, confident and can encourage people to engage? Do you have IT skills or are willing to learn? Do you want to make a difference to someone’s life?

We will be looking for you to possess or have a commitment to complete an NVQ Level 3/QCF credit value in Health and Social Care within an 18 month timeframe and the Trusted Assessor Award. We will also be looking for a commitment to Equality and Diversity and respect for the rights of service users to privacy, dignity and confidentiality. You must be prepared to work flexibly to include some weekends/bank holidays and evening work.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Council of the Year’ at the 2019 LGC Awards and has recently published The Deal 2030, our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

Wigan Reablement Team has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by Care Quality Commission. Reablement is a service to help people make a swift transition from a state of dependency to independence. The service can be provided for up to six weeks and is available 365 days a year. The team will support people who have just left hospital or following significant changes in a person’s ability to cope at home.

We aim to:-
Promote independence
Enable and support people to regain confidence, ability and necessary skills to live at home
Motivate people where their ability to improve is possible
Enable people to remain independent with the use of adaptations or assistive technology

As an employer we like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits.

For further information, please contact Yvonne Pittman at y.pittman@wigan.gov.uk

To view the details relating to this position, please click the links below:

Job Specification
DBS Applicant Information
Privacy Notice

Interview date: Friday 21 and Tuesday 25 August 2020

Find out more about working for Wigan

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures

The employer is committed to safeguarding
Location
Leigh Leisure Centre
Vacancy Description
 
COVID-19 IMPORTANT NOTICE – Please note that due to the current COVID-19 restrictions we will not be conducting face to face interviews. If you are shortlisted the recruiting manager will email you with further details.

Leigh Sports Village
Sale Way
Leigh
WN7 4JY

Please note you will be based at various location across the borough.

Salary: Grade 5, £13,476 - £15,177 per annum.
25 hours per week
3x permanent positions

Salary: Grade 5, £13,476 - £15,177 per annum.
25 hours per week
2x temporary until March 2021

Salary: Grade 5, £6,468 - £7,284 per annum.
12 hours per week
1x temporary until March 2021

Please state on the knowledge and experience section of your application which position/s you would like to be considered for.

We are looking to recruit support workers to join our team.

As a Reablement support worker you will contribute to a team approach in providing integrated multi-disciplinary programmes of Reablement across 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The role is aimed at promoting independence and helping to restore/maintain the service user’s ability to remain within their own homes. You will be able to demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills and the value of promoting independence. You will be required to have a current valid driving licence.

You must be prepared to work flexibly to include weekend and evening work

Your role:
We are looking to recruit Reablement Support Workers to join our team, your role will be to support people to live as independently as possible through encouragement, specific techniques and the use of aids and adaptations.

You will be part of a team providing physical and emotional support with tasks such as moving and handling, personal care, meal preparation, support with medication and mobility practice. You will also encourage people to engage with their communities and promote their health and well-being.

About you:

Are you patient, confident and can encourage people to engage? Do you have IT skills or are willing to learn? Do you want to make a difference to someone’s life?

We will be looking for you to possess or have a commitment to complete an NVQ Level 3/QCF credit value in Health and Social Care within an 18 month timeframe and the Trusted Assessor Award. We will also be looking for a commitment to Equality and Diversity and respect for the rights of service users to privacy, dignity and confidentiality. You must be prepared to work flexibly to include some weekends/bank holidays and evening work.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Council of the Year’ at the 2019 LGC Awards and has recently published The Deal 2030, our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

Wigan Reablement Team has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by Care Quality Commission. Reablement is a service to help people make a swift transition from a state of dependency to independence. The service can be provided for up to six weeks and is available 365 days a year. The team will support people who have just left hospital or following significant changes in a person’s ability to cope at home.

We aim to:-
Promote independence
Enable and support people to regain confidence, ability and necessary skills to live at home
Motivate people where their ability to improve is possible
Enable people to remain independent with the use of adaptations or assistive technology

As an employer we like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits.

For further information, please contact Yvonne Pittman at y.pittman@wigan.gov.uk

To view the details relating to this position, please click the links below:

Job Specification
DBS Applicant Information
Privacy Notice

Interview date: Friday 21 and Tuesday 25 August 2020

Find out more about working for Wigan

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures

The employer is committed to safeguarding