Rehabilitation Assistant

Contract type - part time, permanent

Do you want to make a difference?

We are looking to recruit a Reablement Support Worker at Bradley reablement residential setting working with vulnerable adults who have suffered an accident or short-term illness, teaching them skills to enable them to perform everyday tasks and help them regain their confidence and independence. This is an incredibly rewarding role where you can gain valuable experience while helping to change someone's life.

City of Wolverhampton Council,

Rehabilitation Assistant
- Bradley Rehabilitation Centre

Salary - £19,657- £22,063 (Grade
5)

Hours - 25 hours per week

Contract type - part time, permanent

Do you want to make a difference?

This is a permanent role and is shift based, working 5 days out of 7, totalling 25 hours.

People that stay at Bradley RC do so for short periods between 3-4 weeks. During that time they participate in planned rehabilitation plans derived from our on‑site health therapist team before returning home.

• Undertake through individual care plans, personal, practical and rehabilitative duties to maximise individual's independence and well‑being.
• Carry out therapeutic activity and skills practice in accordance with the agreed plan to improve and maintain mobility, daily living skills, transfer and building confidence.
• Encourage and support people to maintain optimum independence that includes decision making, coping strategies, maintaining social contacts and activities and managing a safe home environment.
• Accurately communicate verbally, in writing and using IT systems according to the demands of the situation to ensure safe and effective service delivery and care plan reviews.
• Observe, record and report any changes in individual conditions and circumstances and ensure that they are reported to senior staff without delay, taking into account severity; urgency; policies; duties and responsibilities to ensure the health, well‑being and safety of the individual.
• Researching information about the community, national resources, social activities; benefits advice, local services, cultural and religious support groups. Signpost customers to the appropriate provision.
• Be familiar with Equalities best practice and to implement this in all aspects of working practice. Ensure service provision is fair and equitable.
• Maintain and comply with local policies and CQC standards, including training and appraisal targets to continuously improve personal and service standards.

To succeed in this role you must have:

• Relevant Social Care qualification (NVQ Level 2 or equivalent)
• Trained in the administration of medication procedures
• Trained in Moving & Handling in People Producers
• Good communication skills with individuals, carers, relatives and professional colleagues.
• Are able to use own initiative when reporting concerns and acting on them.
• Undergo an on the job 12‑week induction and will be required to complete all mandatory training.

The successful applicant will be required to have a DBS check prior to commencement in this role.

For further information please contact Pam Fellows (Provider Manager) pam.

For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.

All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style. Some roles are agile which enable and empowers employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field workstyle are usually allocation where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for 'touch down' space at any council location.

Roles with a flexible workstyle have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client, or external location, as required to meet service requirements.

Please refer to the Job Description for further information on the workstyle assigned to the role you are applying…