Reablement Practitioner

SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL; Bayston Hill; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL is recruiting reablement practitioners to deliver intensive short-term, person-centred care to residents aged 18 and over, with a strengths-based approach to promote independence and wellbeing.

You will support activities of daily living at home—self-care, cooking, washing, dressing, medication administration and mobility—drawing on GCSE English and Maths (C/4+) or an equivalent Level 3 Adult Care apprenticeship with functional skills, plus Level 3 Diploma and Care Certificate.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths at C/4 or higher, or complete Level 3 Apprenticeship in Adult Care including Maths and English functional skills.
• Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care and the Care Certificate.
• Experience and knowledge of domiciliary/homecare with ability to undertake manual handling tasks and strong written/observational/communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive short-term, person-centred, strengths-based care to promote independence and wellbeing.
• Assist with activities of daily living in the home: self-care, cooking, washing, dressing, medication administration and mobility.

Skills

Written communication

Observational skills

Verbal communication

Education

GCSE English & Maths (C/4+)

Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care

Care Certificate

Level 3 Apprenticeship in Adult Care ( Maths & English )

Job description

The main purpose of this position is to provide Shropshire Council countywide residents aged 18 and over, an intensive short-term, person-centred, strengths-based package of care that promotes and maximises independence and wellbeing.
Irrespective of diagnosis, reablement practitioners are to assist people to regain and retain skills to continue to live as they wish. The multi-skilled practitioners are to enable the person to perform acts of daily living like, self-care, cooking, washing, dressing, administering medication and mobilising about the home. By encouraging the promotion of self-care skills.
You will bring qualifications to GCSE C/4 or above in English and Maths (should candidates not have obtained these qualifications they will be expected to complete a funded Level 3 Apprenticeship in Adult Care including Maths and English functional skills.
Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care and the Care Certificate.
Experience and knowledge of providing domiciliary/homecare with the ability to undertake manual handling tasks, have good written, observational and communication skills.