Reablement Officer

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