Job summary
Hourly rate: £16.35 - £17.47
Hours per week: Casual hours
Interview date: Week commencing Monday 30 March 2026
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Reablement - Empowering Independence
If you have a genuine passion for helping others and are eager to kickstart your career in the care industry, look no further this is the perfect opportunity for you. We believe in supporting talent from within and provide avenues for growth through NVQ apprenticeships and skills development.
Join our team specialising in Reablement, a short-term service led by therapists focused on empowering individuals to be as independent as possible.
We provide information, equipment, advice, and targeted help from a support team. Our approach is centred on what people can do, not what they can't. Collaborating with community partners, we reconnect individuals to meaningful activities, significantly enhancing wellbeing and reducing loneliness.
Main duties of the job
Our Reablement Occupational Therapy Assistants work with people in their own homes and play a key role in enabling customers to achieve their goals and objectives.
Working alongside dedicated Occupational Therapists, you will co-deliver customer Reablement plans.
We are on the lookout for individuals with a caring attitude, a friendly and professional approach, and the ability to work effectively with diverse customers to help them reach their goals.
Occupational Therapy Assistants are expected to work in line with the requirements described in the
Workforce Quality Assurance Framework.
Occupational Therapy Assistants carry out the following tasks within the Care Act 2014:
* Assessment and review of customers needs and outcomes.
* Coordination of the customer/carer journey in prevention services and identifying eligible
needs and outcomes.
* Where applicable, work in partnership with the customer and other agencies in compiling an
appropriate support plan.
About us
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Thats why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.
While we welcome applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship, we are not able to issue a defined certificate of sponsorship due to limitations in our sponsorship capacity.
Please download and read therole description and person specificationcarefully before you apply.
The council is committed to creating an environment of positive working relationships where everyone feels engaged, supported and able to thrive. Our Identity is a framework which sets out how we are all expected to lead, work and act to deliver our services. We will not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect which is underpinned by our vision and Our Identity framework.
For more details, contact Nicola Applegate, Team Manager via email at Nicola.Applegate@wiltshire.gov.uk
This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities:
Manage a caseload of reablement customers working closely with occupational therapy
colleagues to facilitate reablement programmes. Prioritise work appropriately using effective
time management skills.
Undertake strengths based, person centred assessments in line with the Care Act 2014 with
customers whose needs are not complex but require a level of experience in reablement to
identify and make decisions with regard to the right intervention.
Evaluate reablement programmes, using your skills and experience to adapt your approach to
the individual needs of the customer.
Provide regular updates on progress to the occupational therapist case manager including
recommendations to adapt support plan to meet further needs
Develop an understanding of risk assessment and positive risk taking. Work with customers
to manage risk and record actions and strategies agreed. Refer to occupational therapist for
guidance with complex issues.
Assess for and provide equipment and minor adaptations. Demonstrate equipment with
customers and use your skills and experience to promote confidence and independence.
Work with customer to design a support plan that utilizes all available community and
voluntary based resources to minimize need for longer term funded services from the local
authority.
Consider entire family context when completing assessments and refer to additional
organisations as required e.g. Carer Support Wiltshire.
Using knowledge of Wiltshire Councils charging policy, advise customers on financial
eligibility for services and make referrals to the finance and benefits team or other agencies.
Record all reablement contacts accurately, and in a timely way, onto the social care records in
accordance with work targets set by the Team Manager and Supervisor. Demonstrate
excellent IT skills. Adhere to Data Protection legislation and confidentiality.
Ensure effective, timely and appropriate communication with customers, colleagues,
managers and any specialists who may be involved with the customer.
Have an awareness of safeguarding in line with Wiltshire policy, including making referrals
and participating in safeguarding investigations.
Analyse and appraise work and personal development through discussion and participation in
supervision. Adhere to performance targets set by the team and actively engage in annual
appraisal with line manager. Have a commitment to ongoing development.
Understand and adhere to Complaints Procedures and advise people appropriately if they
wish to complain.
Be an ambassador for the Council and the department at all times, always representing the
Council positively, professionally and appropriately at meetings with customers, external
partners and agencies.
Be able to respond to civil emergencies under instruction.
Specific requirements for this post:
Ability to travel on a daily basis and to undertake visits to customers in their own homes or in
other settings e.g. hospital.
To be flexible and work in other reablement teams as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities:
Manage a caseload of reablement customers working closely with occupational therapy
colleagues to facilitate reablement programmes. Prioritise work appropriately using effective
time management skills.
Undertake strengths based, person centred assessments in line with the Care Act 2014 with
customers whose needs are not complex but require a level of experience in reablement to
identify and make decisions with regard to the right intervention.
Evaluate reablement programmes, using your skills and experience to adapt your approach to
the individual needs of the customer.
Provide regular updates on progress to the occupational therapist case manager including
recommendations to adapt support plan to meet further needs
Develop an understanding of risk assessment and positive risk taking. Work with customers
to manage risk and record actions and strategies agreed. Refer to occupational therapist for
guidance with complex issues.
Assess for and provide equipment and minor adaptations. Demonstrate equipment with
customers and use your skills and experience to promote confidence and independence.
Work with customer to design a support plan that utilizes all available community and
voluntary based resources to minimize need for longer term funded services from the local
authority.
Consider entire family context when completing assessments and refer to additional
organisations as required e.g. Carer Support Wiltshire.
Using knowledge of Wiltshire Councils charging policy, advise customers on financial
eligibility for services and make referrals to the finance and benefits team or other agencies.
Record all reablement contacts accurately, and in a timely way, onto the social care records in
accordance with work targets set by the Team Manager and Supervisor. Demonstrate
excellent IT skills. Adhere to Data Protection legislation and confidentiality.
Ensure effective, timely and appropriate communication with customers, colleagues,
managers and any specialists who may be involved with the customer.
Have an awareness of safeguarding in line with Wiltshire policy, including making referrals
and participating in safeguarding investigations.
Analyse and appraise work and personal development through discussion and participation in
supervision. Adhere to performance targets set by the team and actively engage in annual
appraisal with line manager. Have a commitment to ongoing development.
Understand and adhere to Complaints Procedures and advise people appropriately if they
wish to complain.
Be an ambassador for the Council and the department at all times, always representing the
Council positively, professionally and appropriately at meetings with customers, external
partners and agencies.
Be able to respond to civil emergencies under instruction.
Specific requirements for this post:
Ability to travel on a daily basis and to undertake visits to customers in their own homes or in
other settings e.g. hospital.
To be flexible and work in other reablement teams as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Previous experience of working in a health or social care environment or similar setting including working with people with adult care needs in their own homes.
- NVQ Level 4 in Health and Social Care or Apprenticeship at Level 4 in Health and Social Care or equivalent; or the ability to demonstrate the skills required and a commitment to work.
Desirable
- Good understanding of the Care Act 2014.
Experience
Essential
- Ability to utilise a range of software and electronic social care records.
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working with, and the safeguarding of, adults.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with people in a variety of ways and levels.
- Work without direct supervision within own limits and know when support from an occupational therapist or manager is required.
- Ability to prioritise tasks and work on own initiative against deadlines and plan and organise your own work.
- Good understanding of the national agenda for Transformation in Social Care.
- Ability to work in a person centred way to meet individual outcomes.
- Ability to work with people to balance choice and independence with risk.
- Fully fluent in spoken and written English.
Desirable
- Use of Carefirst database.
- Experience of working in reablement or rehabilitation setting.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Previous experience of working in a health or social care environment or similar setting including working with people with adult care needs in their own homes.
- NVQ Level 4 in Health and Social Care or Apprenticeship at Level 4 in Health and Social Care or equivalent; or the ability to demonstrate the skills required and a commitment to work.
Desirable
- Good understanding of the Care Act 2014.
Experience
Essential
- Ability to utilise a range of software and electronic social care records.
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working with, and the safeguarding of, adults.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with people in a variety of ways and levels.
- Work without direct supervision within own limits and know when support from an occupational therapist or manager is required.
- Ability to prioritise tasks and work on own initiative against deadlines and plan and organise your own work.
- Good understanding of the national agenda for Transformation in Social Care.
- Ability to work in a person centred way to meet individual outcomes.
- Ability to work with people to balance choice and independence with risk.
- Fully fluent in spoken and written English.
Desirable
- Use of Carefirst database.
- Experience of working in reablement or rehabilitation setting.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
