Reablement Support Worker

2
31 July 2022
Permanent
Full Time, Part Time
Various
Countywide across Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe and there is an element of home working.
Adult Social Care and Health
£18,516 - £19,264 per annum (A Living Wage Allowance is payable on all hours worked to bring the pay rate for this post up to a minimum of £9.90 per hour, maximum rate of pay for this post is £9.99 per hour)
£18,516 - £19,264 per annum (pro rata) (A Living Wage Allowance is payable on all hours worked to bring the pay rate for this post up to a minimum of £9.90 per hour, maximum rate of pay for this post is £9.99 per hour)

An exciting opportunity has risen for us in the South START Team! We are seeking a number of dynamic individuals with a passion for both providing care and promoting peoples’ independence to take on the role of Reablement Support Worker. This role is both challenging and exciting. You will work with people to undertake personal care, meal preparation and safe medication administration activities through support that is dignified and person-centred to enable people to reach independence.

The role will entail a working rota pattern that covers between the hours of 7am and 10pm, weekends and bank holidays and we will consider a flexible approach to this, (in line with meeting the needs of the business). Additional enhancements are paid for weekends, bank holidays and split shifts.

Do your values match our ours? We think it is important to: 

  • Promote the principles of choice and control
  • Take a personalised approach to supporting people
  • Provide care and support with dignity and respect
  • Take pride in the quality of the work we do

If you share our values, we would love to hear from you!

In return you will be supported through supervision both formally and informally, have access to extensive training opportunities.

We are committed to ensuring all our critical, priority workers are offered and receive the required doses of the Covid 19 vaccine in accordance with Government guidance.

In addition to this, Protective Personal Equipment (PPE) is a fundamental aspect of infection prevention and control with the Council’s commitment to ensuring a supply of PPE to our critical, priority employees to protect employees continue to safely provide support to people.

Induction and training requirement on how to safely use PPE is mandatory for all our critical, priority employees and as a service committed to health and safety, Covid risk assessments are being carried out to identify and address initial and immediate risks in the homes of people we support prior to undertaking home visits.

Applicants require a full driving licence and access to a car to undertake home visits with the Council providing reimbursement for mileage incurred for business use purposes (a taxi service will be provided where disability precludes this).

For further information please contact Jodie Twigger on 0115 8043544, email jodie.twigger@nottscc.gov.uk.

Appointment to this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
START RSW JD.pdf – 41KB

Tier 7a

Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.

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