Reablement is a free service available to anyone living in Bury who is aged 18 or over and needs support to get back on their feet after a recent stay in hospital or a crisis at home.
It is a short term service, and its aim is to work with people, supporting them to manage as many everyday tasks as possible on their own and in their own home and ultimately regain their independence.

You will support customers with the preparation of meals, personal care, getting dressed, medication and signpost customers to services that meet their ongoing needs. That will include:

• Contributing to the delivery, evaluation and changes to goal plans as required to maximise independence outcomes and meeting identified goals within the agreed timelines.
• Proactively working in partnership with colleagues from health and other professional agencies.
• Maintaining a safe and stimulating physical environment for customers, creating opportunities and choice for customers to be as independent as possible.
• To work in accordance with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulations.
• To meet and maintain the standards of the Choices for Living Well Handbook.

What we need from you:

• You will need to be able to drive and have access to a vehicle and have business insurance as you will be travelling to customers homes.
• You will need to be able to work across all areas of the borough.
• Satisfactory DBS disclosure at the enhanced level to be reviewed in line with the authority’s timescales.
• You will need to have experience of supporting people in the community and be prepared to complete the Care Certificate.
• You will need to have obtained NVQ level 2 or above in Health and Social Care.
• Let’s do it approach to encourage and support customers to reach independence and to continue to live in their own homes.
• You will use a work’s mobile phone and appropriate applications to allow contact during working hours and use other electronic and IT equipment such as tablets, laptops and electronic monitoring devices in the course of daily activities.
• You will need to maintain a high standard of personal appearance and cleanliness including wearing, maintaining and safekeeping of uniforms.

At this present time we are not supporting sponsorship candidates.
Our office base is at Killelea House, Brandlesholme Road, Bury, BL8 1JJ.
Your line manager will be a Coordinator who reports to the Wellbeing Manager who reports to the Registered Manager.
Normal hours of work are 17.5 hours per week which is on a two week rota:
Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday 16:30 - 21:30
Week 2: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 16:30 - 21:30

Please refer the Job description for details