Community Reablement Assistant

After a hospital stay, some people may lose confidence or find daily tasks challenging. Our Community Reablement Assistants help them regain their abilities, independence and confidence in a safe and practical way. Join our rapid support service and use your dedication, compassion and empathy to make a meaningful difference to those that need our support, enriching and improving their lives.

What You'll Do:

Travel to service users' homes to:

• Support with Daily Living: Support with washing, dressing, continence management, and encourage nutrition and hydration to help establish independent living routines.
• Provide Person-Centred Care: Deliver tailored support to meet unique individual needs, ensuring comfort, wellbeing and safety.
• Promote Independence: Help them to regain their abilities, independence and confidence to do some or all the things they used to do, in a safe and practical way.
• Provide Reassurance and Motivation: Support in managing anxiety, build confidence in daily living skills, and encourage them to achieve their goals in self-care and independence.
• Build Relationships: Establish supportive connections with service users, their families and carers, as well as your colleagues.

What We're Looking For:

Previous experience is not essential - we provide all the training you need to be a great Community Reablement Assistant. What's most important to us is that you have the right values, skills and motivations and share our commitment to enabling people to lead full and active lives as independently as possible.

• Passion and Dedication: A genuine desire and motivation to help others and make a positive difference.
• Empathy and Compassion: Understand and share the feelings of others to build trust and provide emotional support.
• Respect and Patience: Treat service users with dignity and adapt to their individual needs calmly, even in challenging situations.
• Communication Skills: Clear and effective communication with service users, families, and colleagues.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Handle unexpected situations calmly and effectively.

We would love to hear from you about your experience and transferable skills. If you would like to arrange an informal chat to discuss the role and what you can bring to the team, please contact us using the details below.

Why Join Us?

• Training: We provide a full, in-depth supportive induction programme along with continuous training and development.
• Variety: No two days are the same, but each will be rewarding. You'll work with different service users each day, providing unique support to every individual.
• Career Growth and Development: We invest in your future. With ongoing development opportunities, you'll have the chance to enhance your skills and your career. We offer opportunities for fully paid degree apprenticeships in Health and Care, Occupational Therapy, or Sensory Work alongside your role. All reablement staff work towards obtaining care certificates funded by Hampshire County Council. Former Community Reablement Assistants have advanced to roles including qualified Occupational Therapists, Specialist Sensory Workers and Registered Managers.
• Supportive Environment: Work in a friendly and collaborative team who feel proud of the work they do to support people in our community.
• Employee Support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• Competitive Benefits Package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Our Service runs 07:00-22:00, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year, therefore you'll be required to work evenings and/or public holidays and/or weekends as part of your Normal Working Hours for which enhancements are paid in line with the HCC salary policy.

Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.

Applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received.

Travel Requirements

You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire and it is essential that you have a current drivers' licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis.

You'll be able to claim your business travel mileage to and from your home address in line with our expenses policy.

Values Based Recruitment

We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults' Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.

Vetting Requirements:

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

For general enquiries, please contact For an informal chat about the role, please contact Anna Brown, Operational Manager on

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