OR13845 – Social Care Assistant

Carrington Blake Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for a Reablement Assistant to support individuals with disabilities and mental health needs. The role involves assessing client needs, managing care plans, and providing practical assistance. Candidates should be motivated to help clients gain independence. The position offers £21.38 per hour and requires collaboration with healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Assess and monitor the rehabilitation needs of older people.
• Manage assigned caseload and collaborate with colleagues.
• Implement individual care and rehab plans with clients.
• Provide daily living equipment to enhance independence.
• Assist clients with information on welfare benefits.

Job description

Overview

£21.38 per hour

Supplier submission deadline 10 Oct 2025

Reablement

The role of a Reablement Assistant involves working with people (including those with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and mental health needs), and their carers needs within their own environments to provide support with their care needs, and to help them attain an agreed level of independence. You will be working with care agency staff, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and social workers. You will be required to develop and monitor reablement programmes to empower people with their daily living activities.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Assess, monitor and review the social care/rehabilitation needs of older people, including those with mental health needs, and people with physical disabilities, and find appropriate solutions within a preventative/rehabilitative framework in accordance with eligibility criteria.
• Manage a caseload, as allocated by the Operational Manager/supervisor and work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver appropriate social care and rehabilitation services.
• Collaboratively with colleagues to deliver appropriate social care and rehabilitation services.
• Implement and co-ordinate individual care and rehab plans in conjunction with the client, their carers and professional colleagues, providing continual support and advice and monitoring as appropriate.
• Provide a range of daily living equipment, minor adaptations and assistive devices to support within a prevention and rehabilitative framework to enhance independence and aid recovery.
• Refer service users to social workers/care managers/occupational therapists/nursing staff where specific needs are identified during the assessment, review and/or supervision.
• Assist and support other professional colleagues, by undertaking specific tasks when requested by a supervisor, which may include arranging transport and escorting service users as necessary.
• Provide practical assistance, and signpost clients to other services when appropriate.
• Provide basic information about welfare benefits and other resources.

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