Reablement Care and Support Worker - From £12.38 per hour to £13.02 per hour - Ripon/Knaresborough Location: Ripon & Boroughbridge Location: Knaresborough, Ripon • Hours: Various hours available • Shifts: AM: 07:00 14:30 (finish time may vary on contacted hours) | PM: 14:30 22:00 | Alternate weekends Are you passionate about to making a difference? would you like to join an enthusiastic, dedicated, happy team? We have a fantastic opportunity for a Reablement Care and Support Worker to join our Reablement team in the Knaresborough and Ripon area. So what is Reablement? If someone needs a little bit of support to get back on their feet, Reablement can help them get used to doing things for themselves again. It encourages people to develop the skills and confidence they need to carry out daily tasks themselves whilst continuing to live at home. We are looking for individuals who are dedicated to promoting the independence of people we support in the community. The main focus of your work will be to provide hands on care and support to vulnerable people in the community to enable them to regain and maximize their independence in response to an assessment of their needs. Your role will require you to gain knowledge about local universal services and assistive technology such as telecare. You will be required to assist the Managers in Reablement team in assessing individual need by providing regular feedback and updates on progress made. If you have experience, that is great, we would love to hear from you, If not, don't worry, we'll give you all the help and support you need to gain the knowledge and skills to carry out this role. If you do not already hold the Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care that isn't a problem, we will support you to achieve this through our apprenticeship or diploma training route. North Yorkshire Council offer a variety of fantastic employee rewards including: You will be paid for the hours you work including travel and not just for the contact you have with your clients & able to claim your mileage (42p per mile) Full support to achieve NVQ level 2 in Health & Social Care Extensive training and learning Opportunities for progression into other roles such as Occupational Therapy or into Management. Potential to explore other specialisms such as learning disabilities and mental health DBS clearance fully paid for by us Pay based on experience and qualifications, with the opportunity for progression Generous mileage allowance for any travel incurred as part of the role Generous holiday entitlement starting at 28 days per year, increasing by length of service Discount platforms from high street and local retailers, child care vouchers, home technology schemes, leisure membership - we make your pay go further Access to an exceptional secure, defined benefits and flexible employee pension scheme Total Rewards Brochure.pdf Given the nature of the role you must have the ability to travel across own and neighbouring teams to work in the homes of adults with care & support needs. There will be a requirement for you to work some evenings and weekends on a rota basis as part of a 7 day service covering the hours between 7am and 10pm. If you like what you see and feel that you have what we are looking for we look forward to hearing from you! Please contact Lauren Brady on 07815 644420 for an informal chat on this opportunity or email your cv to makecarematter@northyorks.gov.uk or lauren.brady@northyorks.gov.uk Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post. We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Job Description.docx It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk. We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk. NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. Apply now