Reablement Worker, 12hpw (Borrowdale House)

South Tyneside Council; South Tyneside; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

South Tyneside Council is seeking a Reablement Worker to join Borrowdale House, a specialist Rehabilitation and Extra Care service in South Tyneside. You will collaborate with therapy leads, the Registered Manager and other professionals to deliver therapy-led, individualised reablement plans that support independence after hospital stays.

Ideal candidates will have experience in Adult Social and Health Care, strong communication skills and a commitment to delivering high-quality, compassionate

Qualifications

• Experience in Adult Social and Health Care.
• Ability to communicate clearly with families and professionals.
• Ability to build positive relationships with a wide range of people.

Responsibilities

• Support daily routines and help rebuild confidence as part of a person-centred reablement plan.
• Administer medication where required and follow therapy guidance.
• Work with colleagues and families to ensure safe, person-centred care and appropriate risk assessments.

Skills

Adult Social Care

Clear communication

Relationship building

Sound professional decisions

Motivation to improve services

Job description

Our Values

• A clear commitment to supporting residents and improving outcomes;
• A positive, inclusive working culture where people feel trusted and empowered;
• Strong alignment to our PROUD values - Professional, Respectful, Open and Honest, Understanding and Deliver what we say we will;
• A genuine focus on learning, development and continuous improvement.

Employees consistently tell us they value our:

• Supportive management culture;
• Sense of purpose and meaningful work;
• Commitment to wellbeing and balance.

About the Role

We're looking for a caring, practical and motivated person to join our Reablement Worker team at Borrowdale House. Borrowdale House is a specialist Rehabilitation and Extra Care service based in South Tyneside. If you've previously worked in a care, reablement or support worker role and have helped people regain independence after a hospital stay, we'd love to hear from you. As a Reablement Worker you will work closely with our Therapy and Support Leads, Registered Manager, and other professionals to ensure a high level of person-centred care is delivered using a therapy led, individualised reablement care and support plan and risk assessments. A typical shift might involve supporting someone with daily routines, encouraging them to rebuild confidence, following therapy guidance, administering medication where required, and working with colleagues and families to support safe, person-centred care.

We're looking for someone who:

• Has experience working in Adult Social and Health Care
• Can support people using personalised, outcome-based reablement plans
• Communicates clearly and works well with families, colleagues and other professionals
• Builds positive relationships with a wide range of people
• Makes sound professional decisions
• Is motivated to support positive change and improve services
• Brings enthusiasm, drive and ambition to a supportive team
• Help people regain independence after hospital in a supportive Council where staff are proud to make a difference

South Tyneside Council is an organisation driven by purpose, ambition and a workforce that believes in what it does. Our most recent employee survey shows:

• 93% would recommend South Tyneside Council as a place to work;
• 92% feel a strong sense of achievement from their work;
• 95% feel supported, listened to and valued by their managers;

Why South Tyneside?

South Tyneside is a place people care deeply about, known for its coastline, strong communities and growing ambition.

• Access to staff networks and a robust wellbeing offer including face to face counselling if required
• A supportive, people-centred culture backed up by recent staff feedback
• An opportunity to make a real difference to the community

We offer an excellent benefits package and further information is available here - www.southtyneside.gov.uk/workinghere If you want to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.