Reablement Worker
Reablement is usually provided to people who have just been discharged from hospital or are entering the care system following an illness or accident.
Reablement workers will help people with daily living activities and sometimes provide personal care usually for up to six weeks, to encourage individuals to develop the confidence to carry out these activities themselves and continue living at home.
Day-to-day activities
Key responsibilities:
- Working with individuals to promote their own independence and choice.
- Working closely with other professionals to ensure the individual gets the care they need, such as occupational therapists and support workers.
- Supporting people with equipment and assistive technology to help them live independently.
- Providing learning and guidance to individuals to help them do daily living activities themselves.
- Providing support with health related tasks such as administrating medication.
Requirements for the role
Skills
What you’ll need:
- The ability to treat people with dignity.
- Flexibility and time management.
- Patience.
- Good problem solving skills.
- Digital skills to help people with assistive technology.
- The ability to work well with others.
- An enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check would be required.
Qualifications
You will also need:
- For some roles there are no formal entry-level qualifications, but applicants need to have strong English and numeracy skills (GCSE Grades A-C).
- For other roles it is necessary to have at least one year’s experience of working with individuals care and support needs.
- You could do a college course in care work, Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care or Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management.
- Level 3 qualification or Certificate in Healthcare, Care Certificate or willing to work within agreed time scale
Training & Progression
You can also benefit from:
- Continuous professional development can help you advance.
- Courses in specialised areas such as dementia care or mental health can open new job opportunities.
- With experience, you can move into senior positions such as a care coordinator, where you can continue to develop onto social worker and occupational therapist.
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Day in the life…
Have a look at our case studies section where you can get a real insight into what some of these roles are like, watch and listen to some of their stories on getting into care, the amazing benefits and some of the progression opportunities available in social care.
