Community Reablement Worker
Community Reablement Worker
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Job Description
Organisation:Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Coalville - High St Coalville
Worker Category:Hybrid
Working Hours:37 Hours Per Week
Contract Type:Permanent
Closing Date:30/06/25
Salary:Gradeper annum (pro rata for part-time)
Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference to the lives of adults in Leicestershire Are you passionate about promoting independence
About the Role
As a Community Mental Health Reablement Worker you will meet with individuals families and carers to connect and listen. To deliver a community-based enablement and inclusion service which support people to learn or relearn skills enable individuals to become as independent as possible reduce social isolation and encourage people to be part of their community.
To work with people to identify sustainable solutions which builds upon peoples strengths and abilities.
To follow an agreed progression plan and deliver identified goals in areas identified to increase independence.
To contribute to assessments and ongoing support plans undertaken by commissioning workers.
Where there is an eligible need you will devise a plan for how the person can access the support they require this may be connecting with their local community referral on to other agencies or provide service to support their unmet need. Where necessary you will identify and report potential safeguarding consider mental capacity and other high-risk situations where a persons safety or liberty may be at risk. Your team will have an office base and can work in a hybrid way. You will undertake visits to people in their own homes in a hospital setting or wherever the person feels most comfortable to meet you.
We have vacancies in the following teams:
- Mental Health Locality and Reablement Team North-West Leicestershire
Our Team
The North-West Leicestershire Mental Health Locality and Reablementteaminvolves working with people in a strength-based way to achieve their goals and includes working with people in the community who have a mental health diagnosis drug or alcohol issues. The team also complete Care Act assessments support plans and reviews of support with people to ensure the support meets their needs and encourages independence.
The team also support with Safeguarding court of protection and risk management with people.
The team also has reablement workers to support people to build connections in their community and build confidence and independence.
You will need to be assertive dynamic and resilient to manage this exciting and rewarding position. We have a great team who are supportive and knowledgeable to support your induction into our service.
We are passionate about developing your career in social care.
As a Community Reablement Worker there are further opportunities to develop your career in Adult Social Care at Leicestershire County Council such as the opportunity to apply to undertake a Social Work Apprenticeship Occupational Therapy Apprenticeship and routes in leadership roles.
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
You will require a valid full driving licence or access to a vehicle for this position.
About You
To apply for the CRW post you must:
- Have relevant experience of working with adults in a social care setting and of working with other agencies within a fieldwork environment.
- Understand the need to undertake need and risk assessments and the issues/needs that adults and their families/carers may have.
- Have a good understanding of social care organisations and their roles and responsibilities as part of the wider community and voluntary sector.
- Be a confident communicator who is skilled in negotiation persuasion assertiveness and conflict management and able to build effective working relationships.
- Be able to recognise the limits of own accountability and responsibility and to seek appropriate support and advice when required.
- Be able to manage a caseload and work to clear objectives.
We would also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.
Interested in Flexible Working
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Thereforewherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstanceswhilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in theOur Working Stylespage on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion please contact:
Chelbie Shepherd Resourcing Co-ordinator
Telephone: 0
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job please click Apply Now. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section more information see theHow to Applysection on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
