About the Team and the Role

 

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Warwickshire Reablement Team, working as a Reablement Officer.  We are currently recruiting to a full time post of 37 hours a week.  The post will be based in the North of the county (Kings House, Bedworth), but you will be expected to cover the whole of the county. The job role requires you to be available to work on a rota of late shifts 12pm – 8pm, and early shifts 9am – 5pm, along with one weekend in 7 and bank holidays.  This can be discussed in more detail at the interview.

As a Reablement Officer you will be working with customers in their own homes to help them achieve independence with daily living tasks.  You will be the first to visit a customer and together you will complete an initial assessment, risk assessments, and identify the customer’s daily living tasks that can be reabled.

 

You will create a support plan where Reablement Assistants will support the customer to achieve their outcomes which are reviewed during the service, and you will also assess and prescribe items of equipment to enable independence and reduce the need for ongoing support.

 

During the customers Reablement journey you’ll review and revise the customers Reablement support plan at agreed intervals and ensure the customers’ needs are being met appropriately.  The overall objective is to ensure the customer has gained a level of independence that is suitable long term and to ensure the support plan reflects the customers assessed level of need, their aims, goals and desired outcomes during their time with the Reablement service. 

 

Reablement focuses on promoting independence by supporting people to do as much as possible for themselves both physically and psychologically.  It aims to do this by supporting people to continue living at home, preventing admissions into hospital or residential settings, and facilitating timely discharges.

 

We believe that by supporting customers to identify and achieve their personal goals and outcomes, and by embedding personalisation, customers will have choice and control over how their support will be delivered, and this will have a positive impact on health and wellbeing.

 

Reablement is a short-term service working with customers for up to 6 weeks.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

• On a daily basis the role requires you to liaise with colleagues, customers, health professionals and the public, either face to face or over the telephone, so it is important you have a courteous, professional manner.

 

• You must be able to work as part of a team but also have the ability to work on your own initiative.

 

• You must be able to drive and support the service both North and South of the county.

 

• It is important to respect and maintain confidentiality of information, whilst adhering to Warwickshire County Council Policies and Procedures.

 

• You should maintain a commitment to anti-discriminatory practice in employment and service provision.

 

Based at:

 

Kings House, Kings Street, Bedworth, CV12 8LL.

 

For the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click on the link below:

 

Reablement Officer

 

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make 

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels?valued, included, safe, supported,?and?welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!? 

 

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure.  Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.  

 

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'   

 

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.  

 

Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council. 

 

Additional Information 

 

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. 

 

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.  

 

To discuss the role please contact Clare Taylor by emailing claretaylor@warwickshire.gov.uk

 

Closing Date:     12^th May 2025
Interview Date: 22^nd May 2025/23^rd May 2025

 

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements. 

 

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See?more