Rehab Support Worker (Residential)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 2x30 hours per week

Salary: NJC Grade D, SCP 7-11, £12.59 - £13.46 per hour (weekend allowances paid for hours worked at the weekend)

Closing Date: 7th May 2024 at 23:59pm

This is an exciting opportunity in a newly focused Residential Intermediate Care Service in Blackpool, helping people improve and maintain their independence at home.

Our aim is to provide support and rehabilitation to adults within a safe and secure environment giving them the opportunity to re-gain skills with their everyday activities as they would if they were at home, whilst having the support of a dedicated staff team.

We are looking to recruit dynamic, motivated persons to join our well established team and take on the role of Rehabilitation Support Worker, the post holder will be expected to support individuals accessing the service to maintain their health and social care needs, in a person centered approach. The successful applicant will work along side therapy and nursing teams in the delivery of intermediate care, gaining recognized skills to enhance personal development opportunities.  

The successful candidate will be working on a rota, including weekends, bank holidays and flexible shift working. Hours worked will be over 4 days. 

If you believe you are dynamic, motivated, with a proven ability to work on your own initiative and part of a team. You have the knowledge and skills required to undertake this exciting opportunity, working within this enthusiastic team. Then we look forward to hearing from you.

We offer a wide range of Continuous Professional Development opportunities based on an individual’s specific needs and requirements.

For an informal discussion regarding this role please contact Sharon Watson or Lisa Coultas  on 01253 477855

If you require any information on Care and Support recruitment opportunities, advice or support on completing applications: please contact Provider Peer Support and Resilience Team on 01253 478444 or email providersupporthub@blackpool.gov.uk

The Council operates an Introduce a Friend Scheme for a small number of agreed jobs in Children’s and Adults Services which encourages our Blackpool Council employees to initiate a successful introduction.  This job is one of those roles, therefore if you have received a recommendation from a friend please ensure you select ‘Introduce a Friend’ when asked on the application form where you heard about the vacancy.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)