HART Team Leader
| Posting date: | 05 November 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 December 2024 |
| Location: | leicester, LE3 8RA |
| Company: | Leicestershire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4041 |
Summary
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Room 700, Rutland Building, County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield, LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker & Field Based Worker & Shift Working - if hybrid working minimum 2 days in the office.
Salary: £31,074 - £33,294 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 2 x 37 hours per week
Area: Blaby
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 18th November 2024
Interview Date(s): TBC
Why work for the County Council?
- Opportunities to join a very good Local Government Pension Scheme
- Opportunities to progress within a large public sector organisation
- Extensive training and development opportunities
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Access to staff wellbeing & counselling Service
- Discounted local gym membership
- Work for an organisation which 94% of our staff say is a good employer
About the Role
2 x 37-hour Posts
The HART service helps people return home from hospital, or prevent them from being admitted to hospital, and regain their independence by providing reablement support. Reablement is short term support which helps someone to become as independent as possible for them, by giving them the opportunity, motivation and confidence to relearn or regain some skills for daily living that may have been lost as a result of illness, accident or disability.
The Key Duties:
The Reablement Team Leader post is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Home Care Assessment Reablement team (HART) working in the community and with our health colleagues within a hospital setting.
Reablement Team Leaders will be responsible for undertaking first visits, including risk assessments, providing day to day line management support to Reablement Support Workers and undertake a Care Act Assessment where an ongoing eligible need has been identified.
It is an important role in the day to day running of the service which operates 365 days of the year from 7am to 10:30pm with a rolling rota shift pattern which includes regular weekends, early, late and day shifts and bank holidays.
You will work with Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, to help deliver an agreed Reablement plan, to help Service Users identify and achieve their goals relating to a range of social care tasks such as washing and dressing, showering, meal preparation and helping people engage in community activities and other natural support resources, using an asset- based approach.
About You:
- Relevant experience working in adult social care settings and good understanding of the Councils Adult Social Care strategies.
- Have an NVQ 3 or equivalent and relevant experience working with adults in a social care setting is essential. A good understanding of the relevant regulations and legislation and service Frameworks.
- Ability to use Information Technology applications e.g. Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and database applications and able to identify and record critical information and demonstrate quick thinking and problem solving.
- Ability to prioritise and manage own workload and meeting deadlines.
- Ability to communicate clearly and accurately, both orally and in writing, with a wide range of people, including representatives from other agencies, using skills of negotiations and persuasions.
- Working on own initiative and as part of the team and to effectively liaise and work in partnership with other agencies to ensure the delivery of integrated services and achieve positive outcomes for service users.
- Ability and willingness to travel and work from various locations throughout the County and travel between sites as required.
You will need access to a vehicle.
A flexible approach to work, access to a vehicle and drivers licence and an Enhanced DBS is required.
For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.
For further information regarding this position please contact Jane Wesson 01163053218 (Dir line)
E-mail: jane.wesson@leics.gov.uk Tel: 01163053218 (Dir line)
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Enter name and job title Jane Wesson HART Recruitment and Quality Manager
E-mail: Jane.wesson@leics.gov.uk
Telephone: 01163053218 (Dir line)
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Previous applicants need not apply.
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