Independent Living Officer (Reablement Service)JobsGoPublic

Post Ref: CC049

Please note: Internal, at risk or redeployee applicants will be seen in the first instance.

Calderdale Council, are pleased to offer an opportunity to undertake the role of Independent Living Officer (ILO) within the Reablement Team.

The role has been redesigned and regraded to encourage people who are thinking about a career in Health and Social Care, combining elements of Occupational Therapy, modern approaches to community rehabilitation, reablement and the innovative use of Assistive Technology to support impendence and community inclusion.

This role has been regraded to reflect the new approaches we are developing and can be the first step in a rewarding career, covering a variety of professional roles in health and local government. If you are at the beginning of your career and exploring different options before you make the decision about your future, or if you have the life experience, thinking about a career change and willing to learn new skills that will take you into areas of work you didn’t know existed, please contact us for a further conversation.

The new team will need to be highly professional, committed to continuous improvement, outcome driven, quality focused with the prospect of future career opportunities. We embrace innovation and encourage performance. We are keen to recruit Independent Living Officers with shared values and behaviours that remain at the heart of everything we do.

The reablement team consists of a range of health and social care professionals and supports a Home First pathway and aims to:

• Provide reablement to people in their own homes – including assessment and provision of equipment, aids and adaptations, assistive technology.
• Reduce preventable admissions to hospital.
• Reduce length of stays in hospital by supporting safe and timely discharges using a Home First model.
• Provide a person-centred approach to optimise independence and confidence, enable recovery and prevent a decline in functional ability.
• Undertake assessment for longer term care for those requiring on-going support.

The role of ILO will be to support people to live as independently as possible through engagement, assessment and provision of equipment and aids to support independent living. You will assess, provide and install aids, equipment, adaptations, personal care, medicines management, rehabilitation exercises and support for carers to meet identified needs to support people to live safely at home and maximise independence.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

Closing Date: Monday, 26th October 2026

Interview Date: Tuesday, 3rd November 2026

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year (unless exceptions apply) and meet the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.

We may utilise digital interview methods.

As part of our Vision (https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/vision/) we aim to be a talented, resilient and inclusive community. We welcome applications from all and offer a variety of flexible working / job share opportunities.

All applications are anonymised before being seen by the selection panel.

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