Enablement Support Lead

East Midlands Councils/East Midlands Jobs; Derby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Incremental pay increases

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts at leisure centres

Derbyshire Rewards Scheme

Job summary

Derbyshire County Council is seeking Enablement Support Team Leads to manage and organise services through projects, specialist guidance, and daily team coordination to improve outcomes for individuals in their homes and communities.

The role focuses on leading multi-disciplinary teams, adopting new ways of working, and ensuring collaboration at the heart of service delivery. Email [e-mail] for informal chats.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and coordinating a team in care or community services.
• Ability to adopt new ways of working and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Commitment to enabling individuals to live independently at home.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate Enablement Support Team activities across projects.
• Provide specialist advice, guidance, and day-to-day coordination to improve outcomes.
• Support colleagues to help people in the community live as independently as possible.

Skills

Leadership

Team coordination

People management

Community support

Dignity and respect

Job description

Derbyshire County Council are looking forEnablement Support Team Leads to manage and organise effective provision of services through specific projects, specialist advice and guidance and the day-to-day co-ordination of a team. Improving outcomes through supporting and assisting the well-being of individuals.

We’re all about enablement that really matters - encouraging people to achieve their best in their own homes and communities. Do you like supporting colleagues to help people in the community to discover their own strengths? Can you encourage and support them to help people in the community to live as independently as they can?

This is a great time to join us because we are developing a new programme that wraps time-limited support around people at home. We’re looking for colleagues who can contribute their skills and expertise working with multi-disciplinary professional teams in the Dales locality. We need team members who can support us to adopt new ways of working and make sure that collaboration around those we are working with is at the heart of everything we do.

We’re keen to hear from you if you:

• Enjoy achallenge
• Understandwhat it means to treat people with dignity and respect
• Have excellent leadership skills and the ability to create an inclusive team
• Can becreative and are forward thinking
• Are able to build a positive rapport with external bodies

Working in any care role can be challenging at times, but extremely rewarding, and as an employee of Derbyshire County Council, you will receive a competitive benefits package including:

• 25 days of annual leave plus another 5 once you reach 5 years of continuous service (pro rata for part time)
• Guaranteed incremental annual pay increases
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts at selected county leisure centres
• Derbyshire Rewards Scheme giving employees discount on their everyday spending
• Access to physio, mental health, and other wellbeing services
• And much

For more information on the wonderful work we do or have in an informal chat please email [e-mail]

We’d love to hear from you. Come join us!

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