Healthcare Assistant

Job Description

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Optalis is the adult social care delivery partner on behalf of Wokingham Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Council. Optalis is owned and funded by the 2 Councils. Optalis is not a private provider or an employment agency.

Job Title – Healthcare Assistant / Reablement Assistant, Wokingham £28,264.11 FTE Weekends Only £14.65 hourly

Shifts 7am - 2pm Saturday & Sunday 14 hours

Shifts 4pm - 10pm Saturday & Sunday 12 hours

Short-Term Assessment and Reablement Team (START) is an intermediate care service providing short-term interventions of up to 6 weeks, to promote independence to residents in their own homes across Wokingham.

This is a busy service, focused on providing timely rehabilitation goals to achieve maximum independence for the customer using a therapy-based approach.

If you are thinking to choose this career as a new career or have experience of working as a Support worker, Care Worker, Healthcare Assistant, or have worked in Domiciliary Care, and are looking to make a difference in our community, we would love to hear from you.

To succeed in this role, you will need to demonstrate your values which should match with Optalis core values.

This role requires flexibility as you will be working weekends. You must also be able to travel around Wokingham Borough and have your own transport available at all times. You will also be required to hold business car insurance.

Working for Optalis you will also receive a range of benefits, including:

• A Perkbox rewards package offering discounts on cinema, shopping, health, travel and insurance
• 25 days annual leave (pro rata) rising annually to a maximum of 30 days with 8 bank holidays, and an extra day off for your birthday
• An additional health and wellbeing day
• A comprehensive paid training and development programme
• Excellent career progression opportunities and support
• As a valued and integral member of the team you will have a voice in the service and forums to be heard and make a difference
• STAR awards – a reward scheme which recognises staff who have gone the extra mile
• A generous pension scheme

Optalis is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our staff and customers. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a DBS check and will need to provide proof of their right to work in the UK.

We anticipate this being a popular role and therefore reserve the right to close early should there be a large volume of applications. xwzovoh We would therefore advise not to wait until the closing date to submit your interest.