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