About the role
Did we mention, no experience needed? Oh, and contracted hours so you get guaranteed pay each month, not relief contracts (unless that’s what you want of course).
We’re seeking to recruit some great new Reablement Care and Support Workers; people with the right values and positive attitude to work within the Reablement North team – could this be you?
Job Purpose:
- Work with customers developing, implementing and updating support plans, in consultation with other interested parties, which support independence and help minimise the risk of hospitalisation or residential care.
- Respond to customers in a crisis and provide personal care as required
- You will be working in partnership with individuals to help regain their independence.
Pay: £11.18 per hour
Shift Pattern: 07:00-14:30 and 15:30-11:00 mixture of both or just late shifts and alternative weekends. Full time and part time contracts available
We are also offering Reablement Care and Support Worker Apprenticeships.
Unit Base: 94 Saunders Close Kettering, NN16 0AP
Our main goal is to find people who can make a difference!
- A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
- No experience is needed as full training will be provided.
Our latest CQC Rating (August 2022) was Good overall.
To view the report in detail please click here:
https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-10490050685/inspection-summary
Thank you for your interest in working for North Northamptonshire Council.
If you have any queries please contact Linda Adams on 01604 361927
What will you be doing?
Key Requirements for a Reablement Care and Support Worker:
- We are looking to recruit individuals who are genuinely concerned about people’s quality of life and are enthusiastic and able to think creatively, supporting frail or vulnerable adults with their individual Reablement journeys.
- We want to enable individuals to regain their independence.
- You would be working with the customer, setting and achieving goals in their own homes in the community.
- Respond to emergency situations in the community in partnership with health services, assessing who can be supported at home and providing short term support to maintain the person’s safety.
- You would be working with customers supporting their personal care and administering medication and nutritional needs.
- Regularly review customers’ progress, monitoring the effectiveness and efficiency of the support plan and making adjustments as necessary.
- Where necessary make recommendations to senior members of the Team for ongoing care or to discontinue service provision involving informal carers and other professionals as required.
- Maintain case records, including utilising departmental electronic record systems, in order to ensure consistency of support to customers and to assist with the smooth running of the service.
- Maintain good links with local communities, within the company and with other agencies, to enable the customers to benefit from the most appropriate services available.
- To provide a flexible emergency back-up service undertaking any duties arising.
- Good communication is essential to support the Supervisors within the Reablement North team.
(This list is not limited to the tasks required for the job role.)
Our benefits
We offer:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (27 days, rising to 32 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
About us
We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country.
Our priorities are:
- helping people live active fulfilled lives
- caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
- enabling a thriving and successful economy
- leading on a green and sustainable environment
- ensuring our communities are connected do they can shape their lives and where they live
- providing modern public services
We are undertaking consultation with the Trade Unions on terms and conditions and the future NNC pay structure and during this time are appointing new employees on interim spot salaries. You will be advised of the outcome and any impact on your role once this work is complete.
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