Care Worker Level 1 (Day)

Nottingham City Council; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave (rising to 33) +

Defined benefit pension

Smart Working

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted memberships

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is recruiting Care Workers at Level 1 to implement care plans, monitor welfare, and maintain records. The role involves working with professionals and citizens to ensure continuity of care and support your community in Nottingham.

The ideal candidate will understand rights of vulnerable adults, follow all policies, and have a DBS enhanced check. This permanent role offers varied working arrangements including hybrid options and a structured pension program.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing Care Plans and contributing to running records.
• Ability to encourage and support citizens to achieve maximum independence and maintain social connections.
• Knowledge of rights, needs and feelings of vulnerable adults from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to follow all instructions, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• DBS enhanced check for regulated activity is required.

Responsibilities

• Care Workers at Level 1 implement Care Plans and report concerns, monitor care and welfare, and maintain accurate records.
• Work with other professionals and citizens to ensure a shared approach to care and continuity of treatment.

Skills

Care plan implementation

Encourage independence

Rights of vulnerable adults

Following instructions

DBS enhanced check

Job description

Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 24 hours per week

Worker Type: Onsite Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £26,427 (Level one) rising to £27,274 (Level three) per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Cherry Trees, Chippenham Road, Bestwood Park Estate, Nottingham, NG5 5TA

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About The Role

Care Workers at Level 1 implement Care Plans and report any concerns or reasons care plans cannot be followed, as well as monitoring care and welfare of citizens, recording accurate information on running records, communication books, care plans monitoring charts (e.g. weight monitoring, falls, etc.) and other written and electronic communications as required.

Care Workers at Level 1 are also expected to work and cooperate with other professionals, as well as citizens and their meaningful others, to ensure a shared approach to care and support and continuity of care and treatment.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Implementation of Care Plans and contribution to running records and daily monitoring forms.
• Ability to encourage and support citizens to achieve and/or maintain maximum independence, and to maintain contact with friends, family and community.
• Knowledge and understanding of the rights, needs and feelings of vulnerable adults from diverse social and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to follow all instructions, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

Please note that this role does not meet the relevant salary threshold criteria for Skilled Visa sponsorship, and therefore applicants requiring sponsorship are unable to apply.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council, we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries, please contact Sue Lathall, Deputy Manager, by telephone on 0115 8761007 or by email at [e-mail]

Closing Date: 10th October 2026

Interviews will be held: TBC

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair, inclusive and Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

If you are a disabled candidate and wish to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this within your application. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the LGBTQ+ community, or are disabled. These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we are committed to better reflecting the communities we serve.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and encourage candidates to discuss this with us during the recruitment process.