Job Introduction
We’re seeking Relief Support Workers to join our well-established Reablement Team. We provide short-term home care and reablement services to help people remain independent. This includes support with their personal care needs.
You’ll work alongside our Occupational Therapy Team and partner therapists (part of CNWL - Central and North West London) to identify which aids and equipment would help people achieve their goals, and help them to use these effectively.
The Reablement Service operates between 7am and 10:30pm and this role covers shifts on an ad hoc basis, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays. As it’s also community-based, you must have a full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.
Within Milton Keynes City Council Provider Services, we take pride in our supportive work culture and try to go that extra mile to provide the service that our clients deserve. Have a read about our service and hear from some of our colleagues. You can also take an interactive quiz to discover whether a career in care is right for you. www.mkcounciljobs.org.uk/home-reablement
If you would like an informal chat regarding this opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact: Yangchen Dolma (Registered Manager) by emailing yangchen.dolma@milton-keynes.gov.uk
This is a site-based role.
Main Responsibility
- Deliver high-quality reablement services to people with medium and complex support needs, providing them with empowering, person centred care and support whilst they recover from a period in hospital or episode of ill health.
- Effectively record information in accordance with service requirements, this will include contributing to the writing of risk of assessments and individual support plans.
- Using MKCC IT systems effectively as well as giving appropriate verbal handover and feedback to colleagues, external agencies and families as appropriate.
- Complete all mandatory training and any additional training identified as required, this will include safeguarding vulnerable adults and supporting with medication.
- Using the learning achieved to improve own practice and inform and actively participate in service development and improvement.
- Provide intimate personal care to vulnerable adults, ensuring their dignity is maintained and following infection control guidance, this will include using personal protective equipment, moving and handling and the use of mobility aids.
- Provide flexible support across the service, this may include working a flexible working pattern, working from different service areas, in the community and in the homes of people using the service.
- Ensure maintenance of highest standards of care and working to agreed health and safety policies and care plans at all times.
The Ideal Candidate
- Flexible as you might be asked to work in another provider services.
- Evidence of excellent communication skills, including good writing skills and ability to record clearly, accurately and concisely.
- Demonstrate the ability to respond to non-verbal communication, and awareness of own behaviour and impact.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance and purpose of confidentiality in recording and sharing information.
- Evidence the ability to respond in complex or crisis situations, with awareness of assessing and managing risks.
- Access to own transport to work across different locations in Milton Keynes is essential.
- For this role, the candidate is required to have a full UK driving licence, along with access to a vehicle. Evidence of the driving licence and vehicle insurance with business insurance will be required from the candidate should they be offered this position. Without this documentation the candidate will not be appointable.
- Should you be offered the role, as part of the pre-employment checks an Enhanced DBS will be actioned for you (unless you are on the DBS Update Service).
Package Description
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:
- Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
- Excellent pension – everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
- Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
- Salary sacrifice car scheme – low-cost leasing of electric and low emission vehicles.
- Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.
Why join us? Along with more on our Benefits, discover why Working at the City Council could be the right move for you here Working at the Council | Milton Keynes
Our roles are either designated ‘site based’ or ‘home based’. ‘Site based’ roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst ‘home based’ roles are based at home four days a week. Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.
We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference.
We’re very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative.
We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it’s time for a new role.
If you’d like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.
