Reablement Assistant

Job title
:
Reablement Assistant

Job Category
:
Social Care Non-Qualified

Hours per week
: 35

Location
:
Upper Baker Street, Liverpool, L6 1NE
, Liverpool City Council

Pay
: £112.00 per day

Liverpool City Council

Please note:

We do not offer sponsorship

The person MUST have an up to date face to face (Classroom) Moving and handling Certificate.

The post is for 35 hours per week Monday to Friday.

• To assist service users with tasks as agreed in support plans.
• To provide personal care using moving and handling equipment.
• To work with individuals to improve and maintain daily living skills, using appropriate equipment whenever required.
• To liaise and work alongside other professionals to minimise risk and enable individuals to remain in their own homes.
• To encourage individuals to maximise their potential in skills required for interdependent/assisted living in the community, including kitchen skills, household maintenance, washing of clothes, and encouragement of their own health care within a safe and supportive environment.
• To work in partnership or as part of an integrated team of allied health and social care professionals.
• To work alongside service users in the implementation of individual person-centred support plans. To participate in assessment and reviews as required.
• To promote good care practice including a commitment to the empowerment of the individual, the maintenance of their dignity and independence, and respect for their cultural, spiritual and religious needs.
• To contribute to the maintenance of appropriate records and report to the Line Manager any significant changes in the service user or their circumstances.
• To work 35 hours per week - Monday to Friday.
• To support and participate with service users in activities and recreational pursuits.
• To be flexible and contribute to the ever-changing needs within this service as and when they occur.
• To carry out all duties in accordance with the City Council policies and procedures, including the promotion of anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
• Availability/requirement to work from any location within the city boundary and to conform to the standards and working practices of each location utilised by the service.
• Develop the City Council’s commitment to equal opportunities and to promote non-discriminatory practices in all aspects of work undertaken.