Reablement Officer
Duration: Initially 6 months
Hours: 35 hours a week
Rate: £24 umbrella an hour (£19 PAYE and hour)
Merton Council are looking for a Reablement Officer to join their Team. This role will work 2 shifts and on a rolling rota.
Morning shift: 7.30am - 3.30pm
Evening shift: 1pm - 9pm
This role includes weekend and bank holidays working.
As a Reablement Officer you will:
- Support the team leader in ensuring that people are enabled to achieve or regain maximum skills for independent living in the community
- Provide direct management support to the Support Workers
- To provide a person centered approach and promote independence and empowerment to support people
- To develop and ensure the service focus' on a restorative approach to maximizing an individuals independence and enable them to link back into their community
Requirements
- Good understanding of current health and social care policies
- Ability to undertake specialist reablement assessments
- Ability to develop and implement goal plans and intervention plans that focus on outcomes
- Level 2 or 3 NVQ or other form of comparable training
