Reablement Assistant

ACCESS YOUR CARE DOES NOT PROVIDE SP0NS0RSHIP OR SP0NS0RSHIP SWITCHES

Are you naturally good at motivating people around you? Do you have a positive attitude that rubs off on others? Do you get satisfaction from helping others?

If you’ve answered yes to all of these questions, then a career in reablement may be just what you’re looking for.

Access Your Care is a well-established leading home care provider in North Somerset working with North Somerset Council to provide reablement based services.

Reablement Assistants work with clients who have been discharged home from hospital, working with their clients for up to six weeks, supporting them in regaining their independence.

Clients set a goal to achieve, then the reablement team help them achieve it, this is a role where you will be able to see in real time a client regaining their confidence as they get used to living at home again.

Reablement Assistants support with a range of tasks including:

• Working towards their clients reablement based goal.

• Assisting clients with personal care.

• Supporting clients with daily activities.

• Administering medication.

• Nutrition and hydration support.

• Using specialist equipment and correct manual handling procedures to assist clients who are less mobile.

• Offering companionship, support and a friendly ear, giving clients social nourishment.

• Working with internal and external professionals to provide the highest quality of care for clients.

This role covers the entirety of North Somerset, so a full driving licence and your own vehicle is required.

Whether you’re an experienced carer or new to the sector we would like to hear from you. We will support you throughout your career with:

• A weeklong paid classroom-based induction, giving you the knowledge you need for the role.

• An extensive shadowing period of 2-3 weeks with a senior carer, to put what you’ve learned into practice.

• Ongoing support and yearly refresher training.

• Regular team meetings and updates.

• Fully funded qualifications up to level 5.

The care sector has been seen by many as ‘just a job’ for a long time, we want to change that narrative and create careers in the sector. We encourage all of our team who wish to progress in the sector to achieve their goals.

Has this sparked your interest? Would you like to know what we can offer you?

Financials

• This is a salaried role, starting at £29,047.20 for your base pay (higher than that of a band 3 healthcare worker)

• Drivers get paid 45p per mile mileage, worth up to £4,500 per year.

• Get the proud to care bonus, paid to you every six months for working for a North Somerset strategic provider. Worth up to £1,117.20 per year.

- Add that all together – £29,047.20+£4,500+£1,117.20=up to £34,664.40 earnings per year if working full time.

• Receive a £1,000 joining bonus for coming on board with us.

A work life balance you can rely on

• A choice of rota, either working a 4 on 4 off rota, giving you 6 months of the year off. Or a fixed 2 week rota so you always know what days and times you'll be working.

• Your working day will be 07:00-14:00 then back out from 17:00-22:00

• Up to 33 days annual leave per year depending on length of service.

Extra perks to enhance your life

• Fully funded industry based qualifications up to level 5.

• A fully funded blue light discount card, with thousands of discounts on stores and restaurants across the UK.

• Ongoing training and development opportunities.

• A company phone and starter pack when you join us.

• A free, professional uniform with support to claim uniform tax relief (worth up to £125 per year).

• Referral program, earn £250 for every successful new starter referral you make.

You could be getting all of this, added with the feeling that you have made a massive difference in the lives of others every single day, all you have to do is click apply.

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Pay: Up to £34,664.40 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Paid training
• Referral programme
• Store discount

Application question(s):

• Would you prefer a 4 on 4 off or fixed 2 weekly rota?
• Do you require sponsorship or a sponsorship switch to work in the UK?

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Location:

• North Somerset, Somerset (required)

Work Location: On the road