Reablement Care Worker

Cardiff Council; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government council in Cardiff is seeking committed individuals to join its Community Resource Team as part-time Homecare staff. The role involves supporting service users to live independently and working closely with health professionals to achieve their reablement goals. Ideal candidates will have good observation skills and a caring nature, with the flexibility to work shifts, including evenings and weekends. This position is permanent, working 21 hours per week, and requires registration with Social Care Wales.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a caring nature and be able to achieve relevant HSc level.
• Good observation and recording skills are essential.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-changing service.

Responsibilities

• Support clients in achieving their goals alongside health professionals.
• Work to a rota including evening and weekend shifts.
• Carry out assessments to build individual support plans.

Skills

Good observation and recording skills

Flexible and focused approach

Ability to train for HSc level

Caring nature

Welsh and Community Languages

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for committed individuals to join The Community Resource Team (CRT) Homecare which operates throughout Cardiff. We support the citizens of Cardiff preventing unnecessary hospital admissions, facilitating discharges from hospital and aim to assist people to live independently in their own home. We work closely with our health colleagues to support the service user with their reablement goals and to achieve what matters to them. We carry out an assessment with the service user in order to build a plan to support their individual needs and assist them to achieve their wellbeing goals.

About the job

Care staff will receive the recently regraded increased pay scale. Care staff will support the client to achieve their goals, working alongside health professionals. A service delivery plan supports the carer in their daily duties. Carers work to a rota, working shifts. Each carer has a mobile device that allocates their daily tasks. We are recruiting to more than one position within the team so various rotas and hours are available which can include evening and weekend work.

What We Are Looking For From You

The need for good observation and recording skills are essential, a flexible, focused approach is required to be able to work in a dynamic and fast changing service. A caring nature and the ability to train to achieve the relevant HSc (previously NVQ/QCF) level required for the post.

The ability to speak other languages, in particular Welsh, and Community Languages would be an advantage.

Additional information

This post is permanent, part time and will work 21 hours per week.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check.

This post has a requirement for Social Care Wales Registration.

Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well‑being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to.

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

Job Category Social Services - Adults

Department Housing & Communities

Working Pattern/Contract Type Part Time Permanent