Overview

Position Title: Social Work

Company: Chiltern Railways

Location: Banbury, UK

Job Description:

Home independence assessor’s are responsible for the assessment of new clients into our service, working from various locations including the clients home, offices and your own home. You will work alongside both Health and Social care colleagues to support client discharges from acute hospitals and clients living in the community requiring support to regain their independence.

Responsibilities: 

  • Regularly monitoring client support plans to assess progress and make any necessary adjustments.
  • Providing personal care for individuals, this may include but is not limited to dressing, toileting, washing and general housekeeping.
  • Provide advice on specialist equipment and options to facilitate reablement of clients and other
  • advice, support and guidance for clients, staff, families, carers and other professionals as required.

Reqirements:

  • Organisational Awareness: Understanding who are the key people to influence, interact, both within and outside the council and building good relationships with them.
  • Managing Oneself: The ability to achieve performance through personal organisation, showing confidence in one’s skills, capability, judgement and self- control in stressful situations.
  • Flexibility/Adaptability: Ability to adapt readily to change and work effectively in a variety of situations, groups or with individuals.
  • Influencing: The ability to persuade others to a particular course of action or viewpoint whilst respecting their concerns, motives or feelings.
  • Communication Skills: The ability to receive, understand and convey information and ideas effectively, using skills in oral and written communication and presentation.
  • Initiative: The ability to spot and seize opportunities and to act without being told.

About Chiltern Railways

Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. We also offer a salary sacrifice personal car lease scheme and the opportunity to gain membership to Costco. We have discounted gym memberships, Travel discounts with Arriva and Chiltern Railways and much more.