Independent Living Officer (Reablement Service)

Calderdale Council; Halifax; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the UK is seeking an Independent Living Officer to assist individuals in achieving independence through assessments and provision of equipment. This vital role involves engaging with communities and supporting clients within their homes while working within a multi-disciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have a commitment to person-centred care and a desire to develop their careers in health and social care.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Job share options

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn new skills for health and social care.
• Ability to engage and assess clients for independent living needs.
• Experience or interest in working with diverse communities.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals to live independently through assessments.
• Provide and install necessary equipment and aids.
• Reduce hospital admissions and support timely discharges.

Skills

Commitment to continuous improvement

Person-centred approach

Innovative use of Assistive Technology

Job description

Calderdale Council are pleased to offer the opportunity to undertake the role of Independent Living Officer (ILO) within the Reablement Team.

The role has been redesigned and regraded to encourage people who are thinking about a career in Health and Social Care, combining elements of Occupational Therapy, modern approaches to community rehabilitation, reablement and innovative use of Assistive Technology to support independence and community inclusion.

These roles have been regraded to reflect the new approaches we are developing and can be the first step in a rewarding career, covering a variety of professional roles in health and local government. If you are at the beginning of your career and exploring different options before you make the decision about your future, or if you have life experience, thinking about a career change and willing to learn new skills that will take you into areas of work you didn’t know existed, please contact us for a further conversation.

The new team will need to be highly professional, committed to continuous improvement, outcome driven, quality focused with the prospect of future career opportunities. We embrace innovation and encourage performance. We are keen to recruit Independent Living Officers with shared values and behaviours that remain at the heart of everything we do.

The reablement team consists of a range of health and social care professionals and supports a Home First pathway and aims to:

• Provide reablement to people in their own homes – including assessment and provision of equipment, aids and adaptations, assistive technology.
• Reduce preventable admissions to hospital.
• Reduce length of stays in hospital by supporting safe and timely discharges using a Home First model.
• Provide a person‑centred approach to optimise independence and confidence, enable recovery and prevent a decline in functional ability.
• Undertake assessment for longer term care for those requiring on‑going support.

The role of ILO will be to support people to live as independently as possible through engagement, assessment and provision of equipment and aids to support independent living. You will assess, provide and install aids, equipment, adaptations, personal care, medicines management, rehabilitation exercises and support for carers to meet identified needs to support people to live safely at home and maximise independence.

Closing date: Wednesday, 19th November 2025
Interviews: Wednesday, 26th November 2025

As part of our Vision https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/vision/ we aim to be a talented, resilient and inclusive community. We welcome applications from all and offer a variety of flexible working/job share opportunities.

On 30 January 2019, the Council declared a climate emergency in a bold move to step up its action to tackle climate change.

Calderdale Council embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and we are committed to providing an environment that is inclusive. We encourage applications from people who share our commitment to challenge inequality and promote diversity across Calderdale. We particularly welcome applications from communities that are currently under‑represented in our organisation. All applications are anonymised before being seen by the selection panel.