Community Enablement Specialist

North Northants; Corby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Leave entitlement (28 days, rising to

33 days and bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Benefits Scheme

Wellbeing support

Travel rates at HMRC rates

Employee Network Groups

Job summary

North Northamptonshire Council seeks Community Enablement Workers to provide high-quality support to customers in their homes, promoting independence and wellbeing within the community. Role involves following care plans, assisting with daily living tasks, medication management, and liaising with carers and agencies.

The role offers hybrid/flexible working, enhanced pay for unsociable hours and ongoing training and progression opportunities within a large unitary authority.

Qualifications

• Satisfactory clearance of enhanced DBS check.
• Educated to GCSE or equivalent.
• Care Certificate (or willing to work towards).
• Level 2 or above in Health and Social Care or equivalent (or willing to work towards).
• Proven experience in health or care work.
• Experience of delivering care services in a community-based setting.
• Able to travel effectively to various locations, using a vehicle.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to listen and interact effectively with customers.
• Flexible, adaptable, and tolerant to meet the needs of the service.
• Able to meet the physical requirements of the role.
• Ability to attend mandatory training.
• Able to inform customers on benefits and application systems.
• Able to work within set procedures and systems.
• Awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and diversity issues.

Responsibilities

• To support people within their own home to live an independent life.
• With reference to the care plan provide practical and emotional support to customers to help them maintain independent living.
• Assist customers with physical disabilities to carry out activities, hygiene routines and manage medication as directed within their care plans.
• Assist customers to undertake practical tasks to help maintain physical wellbeing and/or improve living conditions.
• Promote independence through information and liaison with carers and agencies; support with volunteer placements, budgeting, social activities and future planning.
• Update daily records and communication with outside agencies; ensure changes to needs are documented as a live care plan.
• Undertake risk assessments, manual handling, and medication assessments to safeguard customers and staff.
• Regularly review progress and report changes to managers.

Skills

Enhanced DBS clearance

GCSE or equivalent

Care Certificate

Health & Social Care Level 2+

Experience in health or care work

Community-based care delivery

Vehicle travel

Verbal and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Flexible/adaptable

Meet physical requirements

Mandatory training

Benefits/information awareness

Equality and diversity awareness

Education

GCSE or equivalent

Care Certificate (or willingness to work towards)

Health and Social Care qualification (Level 2+)

Job description

North Northamptonshire Council seeks Community Enablement Workers to provide high-quality support to customers in their homes, promoting independence and wellbeing within the community. Role involves following care plans, assisting with daily living tasks, medication management, and liaising with carers and agencies.

The role offers hybrid/flexible working, enhanced pay for unsociable hours and ongoing training and progression opportunities within a large unitary authority.