Reablement Support Workers
Adult Services

Hindley Town Hall
Cross Street
Hindley
WN2 3AX

You will be required to work at various locations across the borough

Salary: Grade 5, £13,846 - £15,594 per annum.

25 hours per week

Temporary for 2 years

If you're looking for a new challenge or about to start your career you should consider a career in social care and start your journey with the Reablement Service.

Our team is not only committed to the people we support but to the community around us by building wealth and skills for the future, helping people to live more independently and have a better quality of life. We are developing and improving at an incredible pace and we need positive and upbeat individuals along for the ride!

We would like to offer 6 people an excellent career opportunity.

If you’re new to or interested in social care, the Reablement Support Worker role is a great way to gain work experience, achieve a qualification and earn a wage. You don’t necessarily need any qualifications or previous work experience in this area - what’s really important is your values and attitude towards working with people who need care and support.

What can we offer you?
24-month programme to gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence in social care
Care Certificate
Adult Lead Health and Social Care Level 3 qualification
Trusted Assessor qualification

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.

As the service operates 7 days a week including bank holidays you will work on a rota basis which will include bank holidays, weekends and out of hours.

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:

Join a dynamic forward-thinking team focused on staff development and progression with fantastic career opportunities.

In reablement/social care you'll be helping people to live more independently and have a better quality of life so it's really important you have the right values. Are you patient, caring and kind. With confidence and can encourage people to engage and reach their potential? 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 Adult Lead Care Work Level 3 credit value in Health and Social Care, Care Certificate within an 24 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.

Covid Safe

The health and wellbeing of our staff is of utmost importance to us and if you are required to work on the front line an appropriate risk assessment will be conducted and the appropriate safety measures put in place.

For further information, please contact Kay Taylor on 01942 487904

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

Job Specification
DBS Applicant Information
Privacy Notice

Interview date: Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 July 2021

Interviews will be held remotely

Find out more about working for Wigan

This role is subject to enhanced disclosure procedures plus adult barred list check

The employer is committed to safeguarding
Location
Hindley Town Hall
Vacancy Description
 
Hindley Town Hall
Cross Street
Hindley
WN2 3AX

You will be required to work at various locations across the borough

Salary: Grade 5, £13,846 - £15,594 per annum.

25 hours per week

Temporary for 2 years

If you're looking for a new challenge or about to start your career you should consider a career in social care and start your journey with the Reablement Service.

Our team is not only committed to the people we support but to the community around us by building wealth and skills for the future, helping people to live more independently and have a better quality of life. We are developing and improving at an incredible pace and we need positive and upbeat individuals along for the ride!

We would like to offer 6 people an excellent career opportunity.

If you’re new to or interested in social care, the Reablement Support Worker role is a great way to gain work experience, achieve a qualification and earn a wage. You don’t necessarily need any qualifications or previous work experience in this area - what’s really important is your values and attitude towards working with people who need care and support.

What can we offer you?
24-month programme to gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence in social care
Care Certificate
Adult Lead Health and Social Care Level 3 qualification
Trusted Assessor qualification

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.

As the service operates 7 days a week including bank holidays you will work on a rota basis which will include bank holidays, weekends and out of hours.

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:

Join a dynamic forward-thinking team focused on staff development and progression with fantastic career opportunities.

In reablement/social care you'll be helping people to live more independently and have a better quality of life so it's really important you have the right values. Are you patient, caring and kind. With confidence and can encourage people to engage and reach their potential? 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 Adult Lead Care Work Level 3 credit value in Health and Social Care, Care Certificate within an 24 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.

Covid Safe

The health and wellbeing of our staff is of utmost importance to us and if you are required to work on the front line an appropriate risk assessment will be conducted and the appropriate safety measures put in place.

For further information, please contact Kay Taylor on 01942 487904

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

Job Specification
DBS Applicant Information
Privacy Notice

Interview date: Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 July 2021

Interviews will be held remotely

Find out more about working for Wigan

This role is subject to enhanced disclosure procedures plus adult barred list check

The employer is committed to safeguarding