Care Assistant

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council; Turner's Portway; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local authority council is seeking a Reablement Care Assistant to work in a newly built integrated Social Care and Health Centre in Turner's Portway. The role involves supporting individuals to regain their skills and confidence, assisting in promoting independence, and contributing to the emotional and psychological well-being of service users. Candidates should be team players with a passion for person-centred care. The position is part-time with 17.5-24.5 hours per week and includes shift work on weekends and bank holidays.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Access to LG pension scheme

Employee portal discounts

Qualifications

• Passion for working in Adult Social Care or Health setting.
• Ability to empower and support service users.
• Experience or willingness to work with an Integrated workforce.

Responsibilities

• Assist to reduce long-term care needs by promoting independence.
• Assist in reducing re-admissions to acute trusts.
• Contribute to all aspects of emotional care needs.
• Encourage feelings of security and personal worth in service users.

Skills

Team player

Confident communicator

Person-centred care

Promoting independence

Job description

Job Overview

Do you have a passion for working with people in an Adult Social Care or Health setting and a desire to make a real difference in people's lives? Are you a great team player and a confident communicator, who cares passionately about providing person-centred care and support? Are you passionate about empowering and supporting service users to achieve the required independence? If so, we want to hear from you! Sandwell MBC and South West Birmingham NHS Trust are working in partnership to provide short-term reablement in a newly built integrated Social Care and Health Centre, which opened in December 2022. The centre is an 80 bedded reablement centre based on Harvest Road, Rowley Regis. As a Reablement Care Assistant you will work with the service user through their person-centred plan and treatment programme in conjunction with the Therapy team and Management team. This will be an exciting opportunity to work in a service supporting individuals to regain their skills and confidence so that they can return home.

Working Hours

Working Hours: 17.5 hours per week 21 hours per week 24.5 hours per week. You will be required to work a mixture of early, late shifts. (7am - 2.30pm and 2pm - 9.30pm) These will also include working weekends and bank holidays on a rota pattern.

Responsibilities

• Assisting to reduce long-term care needs by promoting independence
• Assisting in reducing re-admissions to the acute trusts
• Undertaking duties as part of an Integrated workforce
• Promoting service user well-being and independence
• Contributing to all aspects of the physical and emotional care needs of service users
• Involvement in, and promotion of, the emotional and psychological needs of service users to instil confidence by encouraging feelings of security and personal worth
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check
• We offer generous annual leave entitlement with additional entitlement granted to employees who complete 5 years continuous service with Sandwell or other Local Authorities
• Access to the LG pension scheme and an employee portal which includes discounts on a number of retail locations, gym memberships and more