Support Worker - reablement - community based

At Nexxus Care our Reablement Support Workers are supporting clients to remain in their own home for as long as possible by regaining their independence and introducing new skills. The role of our Reablement Team is to provide short-term home care and reablement whilst focusing on independence and wellbeing. This may include supporting with personal care needs when required. As this is a Community based role you are required to have a full UK driving licence and access to your own car Working alongside our occupational therapist team to support and identify additional aids and equipment that can help the customer achieve their goals. The reablement programme can be for up to 6 weeks and is designed to re-enable the client to maintain their independence. Shift times are 7am- 2pm and 4pm - 10pm, must be flexible to work alternate weekend shifts as a minimum.

The desired candidate will need to be confident in meeting new people, have good communication skills, be caring, reliable, patient as well as observant., Good communication and interpersonal skills including showing empathy to service users Presenting a positive outlook Able to adapt and respond to change Flexible to cover multiple areas Willing to support a variety of need including personal and intimate care needs Possess a caring nature Be comfortable to provide additional care support if required ie personal care Attend induction training and complete e-learning, Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

Nexxus care are a local authority owned company providing a variety of services in Staffordshire.

Block pay - paid for your FULL SHIFT plus mileage between calls Enhanced mileage rate

• App for rotas and work documentation Works issued mobile phone - no usage of own data etc Exciting new benefits and wellbeing platform Paid blue light card Refer a friend bonus
• Competitive pay plus business mileage and travel time Block pay - paid for your FULL SHIFT plus mileage between calls Funded DBS Access to fully funded courses including NVQ Years of service award Paid mandatory training † Please note that at this time we are unable to offer sponsorship or switch sponsorship
• Referrer to receive once employee passes probation