Support Worker (Reablement) Carlisle and Surrounding areas - CMB2242e

Cumberland Council; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Cumberland Council is seeking a compassionate Reablement Support Worker to help people in Carlisle and surrounding areas stay independent at home. You will assist with daily tasks and personal care, supporting recovery after a hospital stay as part of our 24/7 Support at Home service.

No formal qualifications are required—comprehensive paid training will prepare you to deliver person-centred, strength-based reablement and to work with service users across varied hours.

Qualifications

• No experience or qualifications required; full paid training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Enable individuals to remain in their own homes and support their recovery after a hospital stay.
• Provide physical and emotional care, personal care and support with everyday tasks.
• Work flexible shifts between 7.30am – 9.30pm, including weekends and Bank Holidays.

Job description

Job Title: Support Worker (Reablement)

Location: Carlisle and surrounding areas

Salary: £14.13 per hour

Hours: Between 18 hours week to 30 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Support at Home is a 365 day a year, 7 day a week, 24-hour service. This will include weekend and Bank Holiday rotas. Typically, we our shifts run between the hours of 7.30am – 9.30pm.

Wouldyou like a rewardingrole, where you can not only promote a person independence, but make a real difference to someone’s life every single day?

We have opportunities for caring and compassionate people to join our Support at Home teams across Carlisle and surrounding areas, as Reablement Support Workers.

Our Reablement Team, work with people who have been identified as having reablement needs to enable them to achieve identified outcomes; supporting them to retain as much independence as possible and remain living within their local community in their own home environment.

About The Role

As a Reablement Support Worker your role is to enable individuals to remain in their own homes, supporting their recovery after a stay in hospital.

You will get the opportunity to know people individually, supporting their recovery and wellbeing through physical and emotional care, including support with everyday tasks, personal care and ensuring that reablement outcomes are met in accordance with a person centred, strength based reablement plan.

No experience or qualifications are needed to get started. We will help and support you with fully paid training and development – we are looking for the right people, with the right qualities.

If you do have experience, then come and take the next step in your career with us!

Who We’re Looking For

If you’re friendly, compassionate and want to make a difference to people’s lives’, we would love to speak with you!

Please note: There will be a need to respond to service users who will not always be accessible via public transport, due to the geographical dispersal of the staff and people we support, throughout the Service.

DBS Checks

This role requires a DBS check. The level of check for this role is - Enhanced DBS Check with a Adults Barred List check.

Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with Adults. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with Adults.

Guaranteed Interviews

We offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicants as long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

• Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010
• Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under
• Armed forces veterans whose last long term substantive employer was the armed forces

Diversity, Inclusion & Adjustments

We’re dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That’s why we’re a proud Disability Confident Leader and also an Age Friendly Employer – to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.

If you need any reasonable adjustments

If you need any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailing [e-mail]. While adjustments aren’t always guaranteed, we’ll always listen and we’ll try our best to accommodate your needs.