Reablement Co-ordinator

The RIACT Team is co-located with our health colleagues. We are based at Hundens Lane in Darlington and provide a short term intervention service for adults aged 18+. We are a team who provide advice, information and formal support to individuals and their families. Individuals are referred into our service due to ill-health, disability or impairment. The individual can be referred whilst in the community or prior to discharge from hospital. As part of a multi-disciplinary team we have one vision, which is to enable individuals to reach their optimal level of independence or functioning to return or remain in their own homes.
The post holder will be enthusiastic and motivated in their approach. You will be required to undertake functional assessments, interim reviews, end point reviews and monitor the individualandrsquo;s progress through our system. You will also take on some supervisory responsibility with support workers on shift, assist the Team Leader with the allocation of work and monitoring of performance.
The successful applicant will:
andbull; Be able to completeandnbsp; strength based functional assessments and identify effective goals in order to maximise independence.
andbull; Be able to work in a busy environment and to tight time scales.
andbull; Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
andbull; Be committed to multi-disciplinary working.
Our team offers regular supervision and appraisal, excellent training opportunities and strong team identity.
The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as:
32 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays, with option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time working)
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions
Generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave schemes
Staff equality forums
Green Car Leasing Scheme- if applicable
Access to a wide range of training, learning and development
Physiotherapy service
Confidential counselling service
Great wellbeing offer
Cycle to Work Scheme
Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts
Local and National retailer discounts
Arriva Employee Travel Club
For the full range of benefits we offer, please see our Why work for us internet page, which also includes our Total Reward Booklet and Employee Benefit Video.
https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers-1/why-work-for-us/
Find out further information about us and what itandrsquo;s like to work for our great team by visiting the Jobs and Careers home page.
https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/
For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
For a further informal discussion please contactandnbsp; Kimberley Gibson, Team Leader on 07384 537102/01325 342111.
The post requires Enhanced Adult Barred List Renewable.
General Information for Applicants:
All applicant email correspondence will come from donotreply@northeastjobs.org.uk and may be directed to your Junk folder depending on the settings of your email account. Please check both your email and Junk folder as all applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted.
If you are experiencing problems applying for this vacancy via North East Jobs, please contact the HR Team on 01325 405486 or HR@darlington.gov.uk , who will be happy to assist.

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