244410 - Reablement Outreach Practitioner

Wakefield Council; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Wakefield is looking for a compassionate Practitioner to join their Reablement Service. This role, on a permanent contract, involves providing high-quality care to community members, leading a team, and ensuring individuals regain independence in their homes. The position requires a full UK driving licence and offers competitive pay, benefits, and opportunities for training and development. Applicants should be passionate about delivering person-centred care and be willing to work on a flexible schedule.

Benefits

Salary enhancements for weekends and bank holidays

29 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Comprehensive training and development programs

Employee benefits including gym memberships

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.
• Experience in providing care to vulnerable individuals is preferred.
• Ability to work shifts including weekends and bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in delivering high-quality care to individuals.
• Promote independence for service users in their own homes.
• Coordinate care delivery alongside other professionals.

Skills

Leadership in care delivery

Person-centred care

Effective communication

Job description

About the Role

Are you a caring and passionate leader, ready to support a team delivering high-quality care in the community? If so, we may have the perfect opportunity for you! We’re looking for a Practitioner to join our Reablement Service on a permanent contract, working 26.25 hours per week. This vital service operates 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year, supporting people across the district to regain independence and live safely at home.

Key Responsibilities

As a Practitioner, you’ll lead a dedicated team to deliver person-centred care to some of the most vulnerable people in our community. You’ll work on a 4-week rota, including weekends and bank holidays, with shifts between 07:00 – 15:00 and 14:30 – 23:00.

Key Requirements

A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential for this role.

What We Offer

• Salary: £28,598 – £31,537 (FTE)
• Enhancements for weekend and bank holiday working
• Overtime opportunities
• 29 days annual leave (FTE), plus bank holidays
• Funded qualifications after successful probation
• Comprehensive induction and ongoing training
• Career average pension scheme
• Employee benefits including discounted gym memberships, travel cards, shopping and entertainment offers, and more
• Occupational Health and Wellbeing Services

About the Service

The aim of our service is to enable service users to remain in their own homes by promoting independence and delivering a quality service.

To ensure individuals are treated with dignity and respect and to work alongside other professionals and agencies in a person-centred way to deliver effective services by working within national guidelines and standards.

The Reablement Service provides short term care, usually delivered in the person’s own home and is offered to people with disabilities and those who are recovering from an illness or injury and have the potential for significant improvement.

The purpose of Reablement is to help people who have experienced deterioration in their health or have increased support needs, to relearn skills required to keep them safe and independent at home.

We provide a bridging service which provides care and support to people who are waiting for a long-term package of care to be agreed or to bridge a period before a package of care can restart.

Our resettlement service provides care and support for a short period of time to settle people back into their previous daily routine and gives extra support with confidence building and time to readjust after a period away from home.

We also provide emergency care and support response to people who need extra support whilst further assessments can be completed.

Contact

Margarita Crofts – 07583 962806
Debbie Seaman – 07464 907721

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E-mail: [e-mail]

Important Information

Safeguarding: Wakefield Council is wholly committed to ensuring children and vulnerable adults are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and vulnerable adults whilst promoting their welfare. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this responsibility.

DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service): The successful applicant will be required to complete a Disclosure Application Form and to provide criminal conviction information.

Fluency Duty: This post is subject to the Fluency Duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016. The post-holder is required to demonstrate an appropriate level of fluency under the duty as detailed within the job specification for the post.

Probation: In line with the Council’s Probation Procedure, certain positions may be subject to a six-month probationary period. This requirement does not apply to internal vacancies.

Diversity: Having a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve helps us to achieve the best outcomes for all. We encourage applications from everyone and actively seek to ensure that everyone feels included in the workplace so that we can make the most of our differences.

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