Enablement Support Worker - Integrated Reablement Team

The Methodist Church in Britain; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25% weekend enhancements

15% evening enhancements

Bank holiday enhancements

34 days annual leave incl. bank hols

Mileage 45p/mile + paid travelling

Pension scheme

Free DBS checks, PPE and uniforms

Mobile phone and electronic rotas

Skills development opportunities

Job summary

The Enablement Support Worker role with Torfaen County Borough Council sits in the Integrated Reablement Team. You will provide practical help and personal care to people recovering from illness, visiting clients at home across Torfaen and during reablement stays at Ty Glas y Dorlan.

Applicants must have a UK driving licence, be registered as a Domiciliary Care Worker, and have or be willing to work towards NVQ/QCF Levels in Health & Social Care. Welsh language skills are desirable.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Care is required or willingness to work towards QCF Level 2 in Health & Social Care.
• Registration as a Domiciliary Care Worker under Welsh law is required.
• Current UK driving licence and use of transport with business insurance.
• Enhanced DBS check required.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical help, personal care and support to people after illness or hospital stay.
• Enable individuals to maximise and maintain their independence.
• Support people in their own homes across Torfaen or during reablement stays at Ty Glas y Dorlan.
• Work a planned rota of four days out of seven, mixing days and evenings or evenings only.

Skills

Care in the community

Independent working

Flexible approach

People skills

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Care

Willingness to pursue QCF Level 2

Job description

This Enablement Support Worker post sits in the Integrated Reablement Team within Torfaen County Borough Council's Domiciliary Care Team, run from Ty Glas y Dorlan. The work is practical support for people recovering from illness or hospital stays, helping them keep their independence in their own homes or during short reablement stays. Shifts are planned across four days out of seven, mixing days and evenings or evenings only, and visits cover the whole borough. Candidates need their own transport and a Wales domiciliary care worker registration to be considered.

What the job involves

• Provide practical help, personal care and support to people following illness or hospital stay
• Enable individuals to maximise and maintain their independence, focused on what matters to them
• Support people in their own homes across Torfaen (north and south) or during reablement stays at Ty Glas y Dorlan
• Work a planned rota of four days out of seven, mixing days and evenings or evenings only

What’s required

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Care, or willingness to work towards QCF Level 2 in Health & Social Care

Registration & licences

• Registration as a Domiciliary Care Worker under the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016

Experience

• Basic understanding of care in the community
• Experience of caring for individuals, paid or voluntary

Skills & knowledge

• Comfortable working on your own
• Flexible approach
• Ability to maintain good working relationships with the individuals supported
• Enabling approach that promotes independence

Checks & eligibility

• Current UK driving licence
• Use of transport and business insurance
• Enhanced DBS check

Nice to have

• Welsh language skills

What’s offered

• 25% weekend, 15% evening and additional bank holiday working enhancements
• 34 days annual leave including bank holiday entitlement
• Mileage allowance of 45p a mile with paid travelling time
• Pension scheme
• Free DBS checks, uniforms and PPE
• Mobile phone and electronic rotas
• Opportunity to develop skills and gain experience in social care