Re-ablement Leader

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SERVICE AREA: ADULT SOCIAL CARE & COMMUNITY WELL-BEING POST TITLE: Re-ablement Leader, Ref: 50038796 TEAM NAME: Adult Social Care & Housing Needs - Regaining Independence Service, Salary: Grade 7, £20,983.92 to £22,268.51 per annum. Hours: 35 per week, Contract Type: Permanent It is a really exciting time to be joining us in Community Re-ablement & Outreach as we continue to expand our service to support more people with packages of care in their own home. Our service supports people upon their discharge from hospital as well as helping to avoid people being admitted to hospital. Following the internal promotion of one of our existing team we are seeking a Community Re-ablement Leader to join our team. You will be based within our community team in Sandown with travel expected island wide. Your role will be varied but rewarding. You will undertake assessments in peoples homes and you will manage a caseload of people we support, reviewing their care needs with them however your skills and experience will help you lead, develop, motivate and support your team of support workers. You will work closely with our Response Co-ordinators, colleagues in the Regaining Independence Team and Social Care Officers, supporting and facilitating peoples journey through the service. You will need to have experience of health and social care services along with knowledge of supporting people in their own homes with an understanding of completing care plans and risk assessments in a strengths based and person centred way. This is demanding roles that involves working a flexible roster pattern that includes weekends and bank holidays. You will be at the forefront of service delivery, leading by example and ensuring high quality services for people using our service and their families and carers. Please note the date for interviews will be Wednesday 21 July. For further information or an informal discussion please contact Martin Garbett, on Martin.Garbettiow.gov.uk. Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island here. This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Safer Recruitment policy and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination, we actively promote the diversity of our workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees. The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer and is proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. In addition to the above, the Isle of Wight Council is a Disability Confident Employer. This means that providing an individual meets the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared themselves as disabled, they will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council. Please view information pack and complete your job application online Interested? Don’t hesitate Go to the "Apply now" section to download our application form Please note only applications completed and submitted online by the closing date will be accepted. In the interests of efficiency and economy, no further communication will be sent to you unless you reach the final shortlist. This means that if you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. Closing date: Monday 09.07.21