Reablement Support Worker - North Denbighshire

1. Reablement and Interim Support Workers provide support to individuals within their own homes.
2. The aim of the Reablement Support Worker role is to support individuals in their own homes or other community settings to maximize their independence and improve health and wellbeing in a coordinated way.
3. We will offer you a full induction, regular supervision and access to training and development opportunities as well as support opportunities for career progression.

Job reference: AHSS00143W3HME

Location: North Denbighshire

Salary: Grade 4, £12.18 - £12.80 per hour

Hours: 18 per week

Contract: Permanent

You would be responsible for promoting independence by helping individuals to do things for themselves, to maintain their ability to live life as independently as possible by supporting the whole person – addressing their physical, social and emotional needs. This will include components of personal care.

Reablement and Interim Support Workers provide support to individuals within their own homes. There is therefore a requirement for applicants to have the ability to travel within the geographical work area as required. A vehicle can be provided.

We will offer you a full induction, regular supervision and access to training and development opportunities as well as support opportunities for career progression.

Benefits:

We also offer a range of employee benefits including:

• Generous annual leave
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Lifestyle savings via DCC Rewards Direct (shopping, holidays, days out)
• Family friendly policies. 

Job Purpose:

The aim of the Reablement Support Worker role is to support individuals in their own homes or other community settings to maximize their independence and improve health and wellbeing in a coordinated way. They will implement support plans which will be outcome focused and aimed at promoting independence by helping individuals to do things for themselves and to maximise their ability to live life as independently as possible by addressing their physical, social and emotional needs. This may include components of personal care. They will be working to clear guidelines and protocols with indirect supervision for all or most of the shift.

The post holder will be a member of the Localities Service which covers the whole of Denbighshire however post holders will usually work within a designated geographical patch. The days and hours of work will be flexible (within contracted hours).

Principal Accountabilities And Responsibilities:

• To implement a short term goal orientated programme of reablement as identified within an agreed support plan, involving carers and relatives as appropriate.
• To encourage independence and confidence in individuals through motivating, assisting and supervising them to carry out personal care and life skills. This may include assisting people to access community facilities and engage in hobbies or supporting registered professionals to implement therapeutic handling interventions or care tasks.
• Ensure safe use of all community equipment by self and individuals following appropriate training and the completion of a risk assessment by senior member of the team.
• To complete daily records and input relevant information onto computer systems for individual service users and maintain confidentiality in accordance with Social Services’ policy.
• To verbally report to seniors and registered professionals regularly on individuals’ progress and their response to activities, identifying issues as appropriate. This will include contributing to the formal reviews.