Support Worker, Reablement Team

People function best when they’re in an environment they’re familiar with and happy in. For most people, that’s at home. Reablement is a unique opportunity for someone to improve their independence while living at home.

Reablement Team provides a short-term service designed to help people develop the confidence and skills they need to live as independently as they can.

We are a successful team who have been able to ensure that 80% of our service users have remained independent in their own home without any formal support.  We are also part of a team who were highly commended by the Health Service Journal, for improving value in the care of frail older patients and we were part of a wide team highly commended for Integrated Discharge Planning and Reablement.

If you are looking for a role, that respects the rights and dignity of older people in our community and can make a difference to someone’s life, while gaining job satisfaction, we want to hear from you.

Your next role

The Reablement Support Worker role is part of an integrated Reablement Team and the wider Adult Health & Social Care multidisciplinary teams, to provide support with personal care and reablement to service users in their own homes and community through outcome focussed support. This is achieved by supporting individuals to regain, improve and maintain skills of daily living, promoting maximum independence.

As a Support worker, you will support service users by assess service users’ needs and monitor against aims, objectives and outcomes as part of their individual care plan, liaise with other professionals and the wider team by providing feedback and participate in the monitoring of service users mental and physical health.

In addition, you will assist service users with bills, shopping and prescriptions and contribute to the promotion of positive links with local community agencies/groups. For very vulnerable service users, you will assist them in developing, regaining and maintaining skills to maximise their independence, this will include very personal care tasks, Whilst always treating them with dignity and respect. 

You will maintain accurate and up to date records and report any accidents or concerns. You must be able to liaise with other professionals/family members and other team members, reporting any key concerns to respective senior staff in line with the requirements of all relevant legislation and local policies, procedures and guidance, including potential safeguarding concerns.

The successful candidate must be highly motivated and enthusiastic about providing a first-class service to the residents of Swindon. Be able to work independently, using initiative and as part of the wider Reablement Team. 

You will need to have experience and knowledge of caring for vulnerable adults with a wide range of complex needs, including personal care and have experience of working in the community or care home.

The ability to travel throughout the Borough is essential and you will need a full driving licence and access to a vehicle whilst working.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”.

Your next package

We have free parking on site, generous holiday entitlement, comprehensive Learning and Development programmes, an excellent local government pension and sickness schemes and many other benefits like discounts on shopping, eating out and entertainment, Health and Beauty, to name a but a few of our staff benefits.  Please see our Rewards and Benefits for more details.

We also have an Employee Assistant Programme and App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, and other expert advice.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

For informal enquiries, please contact the Reablement Team on 07971068302 or email ABaker@swindon.gov.uk

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk