Reablement Officer - Ref: SS05025

Reablement Officers X4 - Ref: SS05025

Grade: G4, £26,403-£28,142 Pro Rata to hours worked

Working 30 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Intermediate Care Service in Walsall, this is a multi-disciplinary team operated jointly between Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and Walsall Adult Social Care.

We are particularly looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals to join our team to help shape and deliver our services, and contribute to the model of best practice. The successful candidates will be required to have experience of working in Adult Social Care and to join our Multi Disciplinary Team.

You will be required to support customers in their own homes to develop or regain skills and confidence, to co ordinate and deliver a programme of active Reablement to support customers to achieve their full potential, working in accordance with individualised Reablement Plans. To work cohesively within a multidisciplinary team to maximise customer independence and reduce the need for ongoing support. To support customers to enjoy full access to the resources in their community, develop informal support networks.

Do you have experience of working in community based Reablement Services?

Have you experience of working with customers in their own homes?

Do you understand the importance of strength based working?

Do you possess excellent written and verbal communication skills?

If the answer is yes, then consider joining our friendly and supportive Walsall Council's, Intermediate Care Services as a Reablement Officer.

About the role

• To support/enable activities of daily living (ADL's) including personal care, (as part of a responsive service in partnership with other agencies) as required as part of an overall support plan, ensuring that religious, cultural and gender needs are met, and personal dignity and privacy are maintained. All care interventions will be agreed with the service user and written within a support plan. The Reablement Officer will at all times support/enable activities of daily living (ADL's) within the agreed parameters set out in the person's support plan.

• Minimum qualification for this role NVQ L2 Health and social care or equivalent.

What can we offer?

• A generous annual leave entitlement offering (for this role) a minimum 24 days leave per year plus 9 concessionary days.
• Access to an award winning pension scheme.
• Promotion of training and development opportunities to all our employees to help them progress and gain new skills.
• A genuine commitment to equality of opportunity for our staff and customers - we aim to employ a representative workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

We advertise vacancies because we want the best talent available. If that's you, we're waiting for your application. Interested?

For further information please contact Alison Hill

Closing Date: Sunday 25th January 2026

This post is covered by the Government's Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers.

Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children, young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people and vulnerable adults.

Note: Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to any time they were overseas.

Information for Applicants

Important note: When completing your online application form, you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement, you will not be shortlisted. Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them. See our Information for Applicants leaflet for further information.

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this job vacancy. We are not accepting Agency applications or referrals at this time.

At Walsall Council, we appreciate that AI can be a useful tool for ideas or guidance. However, we encourage you to make sure your application reflects your own voice and experiences. Over reliance on AI can make responses feel less personal, and we really want to understand what makes you unique. Your experiences, skills, and perspective are what set you apart, so please ensure your application as a whole - particularly your 'Supporting Information' - reflects your own voice.