Reablement Assistant - MOR12020

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Working as a member of START without direct supervision in Individual’s homes to provide support including personal care. Support will be delivered in accordance with an agreed service plan based on a person centred/rehabilitation approach. The aim of the post is to support frail elderly, physically disabled and vulnerable people in their own home to enable them to maintain their ability to live independently within their community.

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Lone Working.

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Car driver with own car.

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Requirements\n

To support Individuals to accomplish those tasks relating to their independence and maintenance of personal care, physical health and mobility within their homes.

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To assist Individuals to maintain good standards of nutrition.

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To work as a member of START maintaining contact with others and attending meetings and training as required.

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To maintain the Health and Safety of yourself and others whilst providing support.

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Use Technology as directed by the Management Team

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The Individual\n

Awareness of social, emotional and physical needs of frail, disabled and vulnerable people.

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Good standard of literacy in order to record information accurately.

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SVQ 2 or willingness to work towards this qualification as part of the requirement to register with the SSSC.

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Ability to work unsupervised and use own initiative.

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Ability to be flexible in relation to working hours.

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Active listening and verbal communication skills for effective interaction with Individuals and staff at all levels.

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Positive attitude and ability to respect needs of Individuals.

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You will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Moray to meet the operational requirements of the Service. Due to the rural nature of Moray this is normally undertaken by use of a car.

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Good verbal communicational skills.

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Appreciation, acceptance of and a commitment to the importance of confidentiality.

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Must be physically able to undertake a range of movements when carrying out personal care and domestic tasks.

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Must be able to handle equipment/people in accordance with moving and handling regulations.

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Flexibility to meet the needs and demands of the service

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This post is considered to be a ‘Regulated Role’ under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. Under the Act it is a legal requirement for an individual undertaking a regulated role with children or protected adults to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.

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Therefore the successful candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to any formal offer of employment being made by Moray Council.

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Under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure Check.

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Closing Date: 31st July 2026

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Starting Salary: £30129.84 (pro rata)

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£15.66 per hour

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All Reablement Assistants are provided with a Moray wide contract.

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Contracts available are

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5 x 7 hours per week (this is every second weekend)

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2 x 14 hours per week

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3 x 21 hours per week

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Reablement Assistants work a 7 hour shift per day. Shift working hours are 06:30 until 13:30 or 15:30 to 22:30.

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Face to face interviews will also include a short computer exercise and written questions.

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For further information, please contact Care at Home Recruitment on [email protected]

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