Senior Support Worker - Dementia Reablement

Cheshire East Council; Macclesfield; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days annual leave

Hybrid/flexible working

Green car scheme

White goods salary sacrifice

Career average pension

Cycle to work

Employee assistance

Gym membership discount

Job summary

Cheshire East Council is seeking an experienced Care Worker to join the Care4CEDementia Reablement Team for a six-month temporary role at 37 hours per week. Based in Macclesfield Town Hall, you will visit referrals at their homes and use a reablement approach to support adults with dementia and their families.

You will have a background in social care or health care, with dementia experience, and the ability to develop strong relationships with service users and carers.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a Social Care or Health Care setting ideally with experience of supporting referrals with dementia.
• Experience of supporting service users and carers and developing good working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Support referrals with dementia and provide practical and emotional assistance to service users.
• Support carers and families and maintain good working relationships with them.
• Manage caseload and make referrals for OT, Assistive Technology and carer assessments.

Skills

Social Care experience

Dementia knowledge

Referrals handling

Job description

Anopportunity has become available to work within the Care4CEDementia Reablement Team. The team offer support to adults with mental health issues using the reablement model. This is a temporary position for six months for Grade 6 for 37 hours a week. The hours are primarily 9am – 5pm, although some early evenings may be required and flexibility is needed. The service is office base is Macclesfield Town Hall, but the role requires being about to visit our referrals at their homes and being able to transport to community resources, a mileage rate is paid for the use of your own vehicle.

About the Role

The referrals to the team mainly are from the Memory clinic after they receive the initial diagnosis, our role is to support them practically and emotionally. The worker will support carer and families too. The workers have a caseload to offer support and make referrals for example for OT, Assistive Technology and carer assessments.

This is just a snapshot of some of the exciting things you’ll be doing in role, to find out more about the other key responsibilities of the role please view the attached job description.

About you

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience of working in a Social Care or Health Care setting ideally with experience of supporting referrals with dementia.
• Experience of supporting service users and carers and developing good working relationships.

To find out more about the essential and desirable criteria for the role please view the attached job description specification document.

In return we are able to offer:

• Enhanced annual leave- Start with an impressive 34 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) from day one, and watch it grow to 39 days after just five years of service
• Purchase of annual leave –Want more time off? You can purchase up to 10 extra days of annual leave each year, giving you the flexibility to balance work and life just the way you want (Pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Flexible working pattern- Enjoy a 37-hour standard full-time work week with the added perks of flexi-time and hybrid/remote working arrangements where possible. Your work-life balance just got a whole lot better
• Salary sacrifice green car scheme- Drive green and save green! Lease a brand-new electric or hybrid car through our salary sacrifice scheme. There’s no credit checks, no deposits, just significant savings and exclusive offers on a three-year lease
• White goods salary sacrifice scheme -Upgrade your home with ease. Purchase home and electronic items through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost of big-ticket purchases like appliances, computers, and tech gadgets directly from your salary
• Enhanced public pension-Secure your future with our career average pension, where contributions are built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay
• Cycle to work scheme -Save up to 25-39% on the retail price of bikes and safety equipment through Income Tax and National Insurance savings. Get fit and save money!
• Employee assistance programme- Access a completely free and confidential assistance service to help manage, reduce, and overcome life’s challenges, both at work and in your personal life
• Discounted gym membership -Stay active and healthy with corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure, including:
  • Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities
  • Off-Peak Racket Sports
  • Athletics Tracks
  • Sauna/Steam/Spa

Join us and experience a workplace that truly values and supports you!

Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.

We are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.

If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.

Feel free to reach out to Emma Holland at [e-mail], they’ll be happy to hear from you!