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Are you a caring and passionate leader, ready to support a team delivering high-quality care in the community?

 If so, we may have the perfect opportunity for you!

We’re looking for a Practitioner to join our Reablement Service on a permanent contract, working 26.25 hours per week. This vital service operates 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year, supporting people across the district to regain independence and live safely at home.

About the Role

As a Practitioner, you’ll lead a dedicated team to deliver person-centred care to some of the most vulnerable people in our community. You’ll work on a 4-week rota, including weekends and bank holidays, with shifts between:

• 07:00 – 15:00
• 14:30 – 23:00

A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential for this role.

What We Offer

• Salary: £28,598 – £31,537 (FTE)
• Enhancements for weekend and bank holiday working
• Overtime opportunities
• Funded qualifications after successful probation
• Comprehensive induction and ongoing training
• Career average pension scheme
• Employee benefits including discounted gym memberships, travel cards, shopping and entertainment offers, and more
• Occupational Health and Wellbeing Services

About the Service

The aim of our service is to enable service users to remain in their own homes by promoting independence and delivering a quality service.

To ensure individuals are treat with dignity and respect and to work alongside other professionals and agencies in a person-centred way to deliver effective services by working within national guidelines and standards.

The Reablement Service provides short term care, usually delivered in the person’s own home and is offered to people with disabilities and those who are recovering from an illness or injury and have the potential for significant improvement. 

The purpose of Reablement is to help people who have experienced deterioration in their health or have increased support needs, to relearn skills required to keep them safe and independent at home. 

We provide a bridging service which provides care and support to people who are waiting for a long-term package of care to be agreed or to bridge a period before a package of care can restart.

Our resettlement service provides care and support for a short period of time to settle people back into their previous daily routine and gives extra support with confidence building and time to readjust after a period away from home.

We also provide emergency care and support response to people who need extra support whilst further assessments can be completed.

Interested?

We’d love to hear from you! For more information, please contact:

• Margarita Crofts – 07583 962806
• Debbie Seaman – 07464 907721

Company: Wakefield Council

Salary: £20,289.12 - £22,374.22, Grade 6, 26.25 hours, Permanent

Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Sector: Corporate Services

Sector: Administration

Sector: Communications

Job Role: Officer