Reablement Care

Are you caring, compassionate, and friendly?

Do you want to make a difference to someone’s life, giving them choice, control, dignity and respect?

If so, then we may have the right position for you

Our Reablement Service are seeking to appoint a number of Care & Support Workers, working a 26.25 per week contract. This essential service works 7 days per week, 52 weeks a year, providing the best possible quality of care in the community.

The successful person will be a car driver and be prepared to work a 2-week rota which includes late shifts (2.30pm - 10.30pm). The hours of work are on a rota basis, and the position does include weekends and bank holidays with enhanced rates of pay, and also opportunities for overtime.
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The **Reablement Service** provides short term care, usually delivered in the person’s own home and is offered to people with disabilities and those who are recovering from an illness or injury and have the potential for significant improvement. The purpose of Reablement is to help people who have experienced deterioration in their health or have increased support needs, to relearn skills required to keep them safe and independent at home.

We provide a **bridging service** which provides care and support to people who are waiting for a long term package of care to be agreed or to bridge a period of time before a package of care can restart.

Our **resettlement service** provides care and support for a short period of time to settle people back into their previous daily routine and gives extra support with confidence building and time to readjust after a period of time away from home.

We also provide **emergency care and support response** to people who need extra support whilst further assessments can be completed.

The position will help you gain invaluable skills to deliver person centred care at every opportunity.

With a starting salary of £23,500.00 to £23,893.00 (FTE) or £12.18 per hour, enhancements for weekend and bank holiday working, plus overtime opportunities and 26 days holiday why wouldn’t you want to choose a career in care?

There are lots of other benefits which make up our overall employee package too, such as:

- A career average pension scheme
- Employee Benefits scheme
- Access to OHU
- A strong commitment to training and development.

Make a difference to someone’s life - give them your care this is based at Hazelgarth Staff house Hazel Road Knottingley.

Want to Know More?

If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process or working for Wakefield Council feel free to contact margarita Crofts.

Tel: 07583962806

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £16,672.30-£16,951.11 per year

Expected hours: 26.25 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Ability to Commute:

- Knottingley, West Yorkshire (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Knottingley, West Yorkshire: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person