Reablement Supervisor

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

4/4/2025

At Southampton City Council, we are dedicated to improving the lives of people in our community through high-quality social care services. Our Reablement Team plays a key role in empowering individuals to regain their independence, improve their quality of life, and achieve meaningful outcomes. We adopt a person-centred, strength-based approach, focusing on each individual’s goals and capabilities.

We are now looking for a Reablement Supervisor to join our Reablement Team. In this pivotal role, you will supervise and support a team of Reablement Assistants, ensuring that our services are delivered with compassion, professionalism, and high standards of care and support. If you are passionate about making a difference and have experience in social care leadership, this is an exciting opportunity to take your career to the next level.

Key Responsibilities

As a Staff Supervisor, you will be responsible for supervising, supporting, and guiding a team of reablement workers to deliver high-quality, person-centred care. Your key responsibilities will include:

Team Leadership: Provide day-to-day supervision and leadership to reablement assistants, ensuring they are supported, motivated, and working effectively.

Supporting Effective Service Delivery: Ensure the delivery of high-quality care and reablement services, supporting individuals to regain or develop independence in daily living tasks.

Staff Development: Offer guidance and training to team members, assisting them in developing their skills and ensuring they are equipped to deliver the best care possible.

Performance Management: Monitor staff performance, conduct regular one-to-ones, and provide constructive feedback to maintain high standards.

Collaboration: Work closely with wider SCC departments, as appropriate and other multi-disciplinary professionals, ensuring an holistic, coordinated approach to service delivery.

Quality Assurance: Ensure compliance with all relevant policies, procedures, and CQC standards, making sure services are continuously improved to meet the needs of service users.

About You

We are looking for a motivated and compassionate individual who has a genuine commitment to improving the lives of those in need of support.

You Will Have

Essential Qualifications:

• A relevant Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care (e.g., Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent).
• A commitment to ongoing professional development and learning.
  
  

Experience

• Proven experience in a supervisory or leadership role
• Experience of working with people with physical disabilities, mental health, learning disabilities, and / or older adults.
• Understanding and experience of developing effective care plans, monitoring care delivery, and supporting service users to achieve their goals.
• Strong understanding of person-centred and strength-based approaches to care.
• Experience in performance management and providing supervision to a team.
  
  

Skills And Abilities

• Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to motivate and support a team to achieve high-quality outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with service users, families, and other professionals.
• Ability to assess, monitor, and evaluate care delivery and make adjustments as needed.
• Sound knowledge of safeguarding and risk management in adult social care.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a busy environment.
  
  

What We Can Offer You

Here at SCC we have a range of different perks and benefits, a few examples can be found below.

• A generous local government pension scheme.
• Flexible working (role dependant). Up to 13 days of Flexi Leave.
• Hybrid working arrangements (role dependant).
• 25 days annual leave (pro rata), plus bank holidays.
• Online Benefits – salary sacrifice schemes, benefits and discounts.
• Great local transport links.
• Employee assistance programme with access to our health wellbeing and support.
  
  

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If you feel you have the necessary background, experience, and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you.

Contact Details For Informal Discussion

For further information and details regarding the role please contact Beccie Dries via email on

Recruitment Contact Details

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 023 8083 4033

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