Reablement Team Leader

Job title:

Reablement Team Leader

Company

Surrey County Council

Job description

Details

• Reference: SCC/TP/288851/2938
• Positions: 2
• Salary: £32,512 per annum
• Category: Care – Adults
• Contract type: Secondment
• Working hours: 36 hours per week
• Posted on: 9 April 2025
• Closing date: 27 April 2025
• Directorate: Adults, Wellbeing & Health Partnerships
• Location: Reigate or Guildford

DescriptionWe are committed to the development of our workforce. This position is only available to applicants who already work for Surrey County Council. We thank you for your interest in our roles and would encourage you to review our vacancies which are open to all.This role has a starting salary of £32,512 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week.This role is a secondment opportunity for 12 months.We are hiring 2 new Reablement Team Leaders to join our fantastic Reablement Service. The vacancies we have are:

• Mid Area (based in Reigate) – 1 full time position
• Guildford & Waverley Area (based in Guildford) – 1 full time position

The roles will include both office-based and remote working – further details on what this will look like for you can be discussed at interview.Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days’ holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 30 days after 5 years’ service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer’s leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the TeamThe Reablement Service is part of the Adults Wellbeing and Health Partnerships directorate. We are a multi-disciplinary team who provide short term support for up to 6 weeks to people, usually in their own homes, to promote independence and choice by helping them work towards their reablement goals as set out in their support plan. Our aim is to help improve people’s quality of life, maximise long term independence and enable people to remain or return to live in their own home within the community.We are an Occupational Therapy-led service, and our community workforce includes Occupational Therapists, Specialist Workers, Team Leaders, Integrated Reablement Workers and Reablement Assistants. All roles work in a way that seeks to improve people’s lives by working on their strengths, rather than their weaknesses, and making use of the community and networks around them, as well as local authority-provided services.We work closely with some private providers across Surrey who are part of our Collaborative Reablement Service (CRS). CRS is an extension of our Reablement Teams – by having CRS partners we have more capacity to support more Surrey residents.About the RoleAs a Reablement Team Leader you will be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day work of the team, to deliver a high-quality service in accordance with regulatory requirements. This will include triaging all cases needing reablement support and managing a small team of Reablement Assistants and Integrated Reablement Workers to support people to achieve their support plan goals. You will work alongside the Reablement Occupational Therapy team and wider Health and Social Care colleagues to deliver the best possible service to people we support.

You will work part of your hours on a rolling weekend rota and will work closely with Team Leaders in other areas to support the wider Reablement Service and co-ordinate staff rotas.Shortlisting CriteriaTo be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• The ability to develop and review reablement programmes to support people in achieving independence
• The ability to effectively line manage a diverse team
• The ability to plan, manage and prioritise a caseload and seek guidance where necessary
• The ability to work flexibly across an area to support staff and build local relationships with key partners
• Competency in a range of IT skills

Contact usPlease contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.For an informal discussion please contact the Reablement Recruitment team via email.The job advert closes at 23:59 on 27th April 2025, with interviews to follow.We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.Our Values
Our values are as important as our abilities and shape who we are as an organisation. Discover more about our .Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description. provides insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.Our CommitmentSurrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.Files to download

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Expected salary

£32512 per year

Location

Reigate, Surrey – Guildford, Surrey

Job date

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 05:19:19 GMT

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