Lead Reablement Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are currently recruiting for Lead Reablement workers based full time in Cambridge and Huntingdon and part-time in Fenland.

The Reablement Service provides care at home to people aged 18 upwards. Support is delivered in an enabling way so that people can maximise their independence. Reablement support is a short term service.

The Lead Reablement workers play a crucial role in supporting individuals transitioning towards independent living. They are the first point of contact for service users, working closely with Occupational Therapy teams and other health professionals to set personalized goals. These goals guide the service user through their journey until they achieve independence. Additionally, Lead Reablement workers act as key contacts, referring users to community support services and continuously monitoring their care throughout the reablement process.

For more information or to chat about these opportunities please contact Sam Hutchinson (samantha.hutchinson@cambridgeshire.gov.uk) or Ewa Apostolik (ewa.apostolik@cambridgeshire.gov.uk).

Appointment to these posts will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Our Lead Reablement workers support adults to maintain and regain independence while living at home.

You will be responsible for agreeing goals with our service users and reviewing their progress, in their own homes. Most, but not all, of the people we provide service to are older adults who may have been unwell or are struggling to maintain their independence at home.

You will work alongside Support Workers, with Social Workers and receive support from Occupational Therapists.

Interviews for this role will be held week commencing 28th April 2025.

We treat all of our service users as individuals and put their needs at the heart of what we do. You will have some experience in this kind of work.

You will need to have a proficient level of written and spoken English for the purposes of case recording as well as an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent apprenticeship.Strong communication skills are essential as you will be overseeing Support workers in the community setting and liaising with many health professionals as well as our service users and their families.

As a Lead Reablement worker you will need to have experience of supporting aperson with care and support needs as well as knowledge around The Care Act and CQC requirements.

You will need excellent verbal and written communication skills as well asIT skills. It is expected that you will also have the ability to demonstrate awareness and understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion as well asthe need for safety and confidentiality in the role.

The role involves travel across Cambridgeshire, and so you will need access to a car, and have a full driving licence with business insurance .

You will receiveexcellent training and supervision as part of an established and supportive team. There is a car lease scheme and pay enhancements for weekend working. The service covers seven days and so there will be some weekend working.

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities.If you dont meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please dont be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire County Council

Address

Cambridge

CB5 8LA

Employer's website

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)