Social Care Assistant – Reablement

Company: London Borough of Bexley
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Location: Sidcup
Job Description:

About The Role

This role involves carrying out home visits, assessing the needs of older people, including those with mental health needs, people with physical disabilities, and their carers needs in accordance with the Care Act 2014

You must have a genuine interest in promoting independence and supporting people to regain their confidence and skills.

You will be required to develop and monitor reablement programmers to empower people with activities that are important and meaningful to them.

You will work within a multi‑disciplinary team including care agency staff, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and social workers to help people attain an agreed level of independence.

An understanding of reablement / rehabilitation and adult social care is desirable.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Emma Parker, Reablement Team Manager, 0203 045 4805, emma.parker@bexley.gov.uk

For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Our Offer to you

We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, coaching and mentoring programmes, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.

Recruitment Information

As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@bexley.gov.uk.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

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Posted: July 15th, 2026