Reablement Support Worker

Northumberland County Council; Berwick-upon-Tweed; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in the UK seeks a Reablement Worker to join their Short-Term Support Service in North Northumberland. The role involves assisting individuals to regain independence through personal care, meal preparation, and mobility support. The ideal candidate will have a caring nature and be committed to further training within the care sector. This position offers a competitive salary of £26,403 – £28,142 FTE, full training, and additional benefits.

Benefits

Generous salary

Paid travel time and mileage

Full training and supervision

Company pension scheme

Annual holiday entitlement

Qualifications

• Experience in providing personal care.
• Ability to prepare meals and manage medication.
• Willingness to achieve further training for the Care Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care including showering and dressing.
• Assist with meal preparation and medication management.
• Support individuals to regain mobility within their homes.

Skills

Caring nature

Interpersonal skills

Mobility assistance

Education

NVQ2 desirable

Job description

We are looking for a Reablement Worker to join our Short-Term Support Service in North Northumberland (Berwick and surrounding area) on a permanent, 30 hour contract.

The successful candidate will be part of a team providing short‑term limited interventions to promote people’s independence. The role typically involves visiting people in their homes and supporting them to regain their ability to carry out a range of day‑to‑day tasks.

You will work with people to set personal goals and help them to achieve them. This could include helping with personal care and meal preparation, improving mobility within the home and helping them to get out into their community.

Your focus will be on helping people to regain their ability to live their best life. Full training and supervision are provided and there are opportunities to develop a career in care.

Some staff have moved to management positions in care and others have developed careers in allied areas such as social work qualifications or moving into commissioning and quality assurance roles.

If you have a caring nature, enjoy working with people, and would like to make a difference to people’s lives, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Our Short Term Support Service provides reablement and rehabilitation to adults living in their own homes to help them regain independence after an illness, hospital discharge, or to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. We also provide a bridging service for people waiting for a long‑term package of care. The service includes reablement and therapy staff working together to promote independence in daily living tasks, including the provision of equipment and rehabilitation programmes.

The service runs from 7 am – 10 pm, 7 days a week. You will be expected to work on a rota that includes AM and PM shifts.

Our service is rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.

The main responsibilities include promoting independence with:

• Personal care, including showering and dressing
• Medication management
• Meal preparation
• Improving mobility within the home
• Shopping
• Support to get out and about in the community

About us

Northumberland County Council’s vision is Land of Great Opportunities, for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work.

We are offering the following:

• Salaried posts with generous, competitive rates of pay with enhancements for unsociable hours and bank holidays (£26,403 – £28,142 FTE, pro‑rata for part‑time employees – £13.68 p/h)
• Paid travel time and mileage between visits
• Essential car user allowance when meeting the criteria of NCC policy
• Full training and supervision
• Uniform and all protective equipment needed
• Company mobile phone
• Free DBS check
• Company pension scheme
• Out of Hours support
• Annual holiday entitlement (26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service, pro‑rata for part‑time employees)
• Excellent ongoing training and support

Qualifications

• NVQ2 is desirable and a commitment to achieving the Care Certificate Award and undertaking further training to meet the requirements of the post.
• Due to the nature of this role, it is an essential requirement that the post holder has a valid UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will therefore require a submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application

Please complete an application via the NCC careers site: https://jobs.northumberland.gov.uk/members/modules/job/detail.php?record=2523