Community Reablement Worker - Young Adult Disabilities in Leicester

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RA (countywide Team)

Salary: £29,550 - £32,055 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Working Hours: 37 Hours Per Week

Contract Type: Fixed-Term (12 Months)

Closing Date: 23rd November 2026

This role does not meet the eligibility requirements for new visa sponsorship applications therefore you must already have the right to work in the UK in order to apply.

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference to the lives of adults in Leicestershire? Are you passionate about promoting independence?

About the Role

As a Community Health Reablement Worker, you will meet with individuals, families and carers to connect and listen. To deliver a community-based enablement and inclusion service, which supports people to learn or relearn skills, enable individuals to become as independent as possible, reduce social isolation, and encourage people to be part of their community. To work with people to identify sustainable solutions which build upon people’s strengths and abilities. To follow an agreed progression plan and deliver identified goals in areas identified to increase independence. To contribute to assessments and ongoing support plans undertaken by commissioning workers. Where there is an eligible need, you will devise a plan for how the person can access the support they require; this may be connecting with their local community, referral on to other agencies or providing service to support their unmet need. Where necessary, you will identify and report potential safeguarding, consider mental capacity, and other high-risk situations where a person’s safety or liberty may be at risk. You will undertake visits to people in their own homes, in a hospital setting or wherever the person feels most comfortable to meet you.

Our Team

The Young Adult Disabilities team (YAD) is a county-wide service that supports young people with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP), who are likely to have needs for care and support as an adult to ensure those eligible social care needs will be met when they become 18. The Care Act stipulates that preparation for adulthood should begin well before a young person reaches the age of 18. It is therefore crucial that the YAD Team can begin the process of co-working and complete the adult social care assessment and support plan at an appropriate stage prior to the young person’s 18th birthday. Good preparation for adult life needs to start early and high aspirations are crucial to success. The focus should be on the young person’s strengths and capabilities and the outcomes they want to achieve. To plan successfully, all services involved in the young person’s life need to actively engage and support the planning for adulthood. An essential part of your role will be working collaboratively with children’s services, education, and health. YAD team social workers focus on the completion of assessments in line with The Care Act 2014, safeguarding vulnerable adults, completing Mental Capacity Assessments/Best Interests decisions and the preparation of court reports.

We are passionate about developing your career in social care. As a Community Reablement Worker, there are further opportunities to develop your career in Adult Social Care at Leicestershire County Council, such as the opportunity to apply to undertake a Social Work Apprenticeship, Occupational Therapy Apprenticeship and routes in leadership roles. A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

About You

To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:

• Relevant NVQ Level 2 health/social care qualifications or relevant experience of working with adults in a social care setting and of working with other agencies within a fieldwork environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of risk and risk assessment to work with individuals to identify risk and develop appropriate risk management strategies.
• Knowledge of the needs and issues of citizens and carers including ethnic minorities, disability and age issues.
• Have a good understanding of social care organisations and their roles and responsibilities as part of the wider community and voluntary sector.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and policies, e.g. Personalisation, Self-directed Support.
• Good administration skills.
• An ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, making use of communications technology including IT.
• Ability to provide an innovative, flexible, creative service.
• Be able to recognise the limits of own accountability and responsibility, and to seek appropriate support and advice when required.
• Ability to work proactively as a team member and work in partnership with carers, colleagues and a variety of external agencies in order to deliver the most effective service.
• Be able to manage a caseload, work to clear objectives and meet deadlines.
• The ability to work in a person-centred way to enable people to move towards social inclusion and mainstream services with the ability to promote independence.
• You will require a valid full driving licence or access to a vehicle for this position.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Please note: If you are appointed to this role on a fixed-term or internal secondment basis, you may later be offered a permanent appointment to the role, should the opportunity become available. Any such arrangements will be subject to organisational requirements and the relevant policy conditions being met.

Interested in Flexible Working? We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact: Andrea Birch, Team Manager Telephone: 0116 3055454 Email: Andrea.Birch@leics.gov.uk