Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Part time
Advert Start Date:
09/12/2022
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 11/01/2023 23:59
Salary:
£22,369 - £24,045 FTE, pro rata for part time employees
Hours per week:
24 - 30 hours
Job Category:
Social Care - Adult Service
Employment Location:
Northumberland - Berwick, Alnwick, and Hexham
Further Information
We are looking for reablement workers to join our Short Term Support Service in South East, West and North Northumberland. We have some exciting and flexible opportunities available on a permanent basis in our teams based in Alnwick, Berwick, and Hexham.
The successful candidate will be part of a team providing short-term limited interventions to promote people's independence.
The role typically involves visiting people in their own homes and supporting them to regain their ability to carry out a range of day-to-day tasks. You will work with people to set their personal goals and help them to achieve them. This could include helping them with personal care and meal preparation, improving their mobility within their home and helping them to get out into their community.
Your focus will be on helping people to regain their ability to live their best life, and the feeling of job satisfaction is second to none.
Full training and supervision are provided and there are opportunities to develop a career in care. Some staff have moved to management positions in care and others have developed careers in allied areas such as undertaking social work qualifications or moving into commissioning and quality assurance roles.
If you have a caring nature, enjoy working with people, and would like to make a difference to people’s lives, we would love to hear from you.
About us:
Our Short Term Support Service provides reablement and rehabilitation to adults living in their own homes to help them regain their independence after an illness, hospital discharge, or to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. We also provide a bridging service for people who are waiting for a long-term package of care. The service includes reablement and therapy staff working together to promote independence in daily living tasks, including the provision of equipment and rehabilitation programmes. Our service is rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
The main responsibilities include promoting independence with:
· Personal care including showering and dressing
· Medication
· Meal preparation
· Improving mobility within the home
· Shopping
· Laundry
· Support to get out and about in the community
Essential requirements:
· The ability to talk easily with our service users and provide advice in accurate spoken English
· Due to the nature of this role, it is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and access to a car they can use for work purposes
· Experience is not essential as a full training programme operates for successful candidates.
· NVQ2 is desirable or a commitment to achieving the Care Certificate Award and undertake further training to meet the requirements of the post.
If this post appeals to you and you have caring qualities and would like a job that makes a difference, within a team known for its outstanding service, please contact us for more information on 01670 629401.
Maximum hours are 30 hrs per week, but all applications to work on a part-time basis will be considered in line with the requirements of the post and the needs of the service.
For an informal discussion regarding a post in any of the above teams please contact Sue Arnott on 01670 629401.
We are offering:
· Salaried posts with generous, competitive rates of pay with enhancements for unsociable hours and bank holidays (£22,369 - £24,045 FTE, pro rata for part time employees).
· Paid travel time and mileage in between visits
· Essential car user allowance
· Full training and supervision
· Uniform and all protective equipment needed
· Company mobile phone
· Free DBS check
· Company pension scheme
· Staff benefits scheme
· Out of Hours support
· Annual Holiday entitlement
· Excellent ongoing training and support
Please see the attached job description and person spec for more information .
The closing date is 11 January 2023 at midnight.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored in the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview please also let the team know.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.