Enablement Support Worker (Erewash)

Derbyshire County Council; Matlock; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Generous local government pension

Career development opportunities

Wellbeing support

PPE and workwear

Robust Training Programme

Shadowing team colleagues

Job summary

Derbyshire County Council is recruiting Enablement Support Workers to join our new reablement teams. You will help clients live independently at home, promoting choice and control with support from a multi-professional team.

Full training is provided, and a driving licence with a vehicle is required for work as part of the role. We offer structured career development, generous pension arrangements and opportunities to progress within the council.

Qualifications

• No prior care experience required; structured training provided.
• Ability to work with a multi-professional team.
• Willingness to work unsocial hours including weekends and Bank Holidays.

Responsibilities

• Support clients in their own homes to regain independence.
• Work as part of a multi-professional team to provide wrap-around support.
• Contribute to goal-focused care plans and personal service plans.
• Participate in supervision, training and professional development.

Skills

Caring personality

Desire to care for others

Driving licence

Job description

Enablement Support Workers – Erewash Area

Derbyshire County Council are hiring!

Derbyshire County Council are looking for Enablement Support Workers to come and join our new short-term reablement teams, to work within our local communities.

Supporting clients within their own home to regain full or partial independence will be the focus of our dedicated Enablement Support Workers.

You don’t need to have previous experience of care work or qualifications as we offer structured training to ensure our care workers receive what they need to flourish and progress in their social care careers!

What are we looking for?

Are you someone with a caring personality and a desire to care for others? Do you have the ambition and drive to work positively with people, promoting choice and control to encourage their independence in personal care, mobility, medication, making meals, whilst working to their goal focussed personal service plan? If the answer is “yes” then we are keen to hear from you.

What will you be doing?

Working in care can be challenging at times, but extremely rewarding, and you will be working as part of a multi-professional team to provide wrap around support to enable people to live as independently as possible in their own home.

You will be working towards a therapeutic goal focussed care plan that is aimed at promoting independence and you will have access to support through the new structure. You will work closely with other colleagues and have regular access to your Senior Enablement Support Worker for “on the job” queries and support and from your Enablement Support Lead for supervision, professional development and access to training.

A robust and attainable career pathway has been built into the new structure so there will be opportunities to work your way through the structure to more senior positions.

We’re keen to hear from you if you:

• Enjoy a challenge
• Understand what it means to treat people with dignity and respect
• Can place a person at the centre of their care
• Can be creative and are forward thinking
• Have a driving licence and a vehicle that you are able to use for work

What we offer.

• Competitive rates of pay
• Generous local government pension
• Genuine career development opportunity
• Wellbeing support
• PPE and workwear
• Robust Training Programme
• Shadowing team colleagues

All vacancies will offer one of three contracted hours 18, 24 or 30 on a rota basis and a 6 hour shift pattern. Therefore if you have an 18 hour contract you will be working 3 days a week, 24 hours will work 4 days a week and 30 hours will work 5 days a week. There are also opportunities to work extra hours when they are available. The job will require unsocial hours including weekends and Bank Holidays. You could also be required to work at night when the need arises and with agreement. Payment arrangements will be detailed in any contract offer made.

Saturday and Sunday hours will be paid at plain time where it is part of your normal working pattern unless it is between 7pm and 7am, where enhanced rates of pay apply. Enhanced pay rates are paid for Bank Holiday working.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

The job may require unsocial hours working including weekends and Bank Holidays. Payment arrangements will be detailed in any contract offer made.

Saturday and Sunday hours will be paid at plain time where it is part of your normal working pattern unless it is between 7pm and 7am, where enhanced rates of pay apply. Enhanced pay rates are paid for Bank Holiday working.

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Important: Derbyshire County Council holds a sponsorship licence, but this role does not offer visa sponsorship. Please apply only if you already have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship, as applications that do not meet this requirement will be rejected.

We welcome applications from individuals who share our values — being Collaborative, Innovative, Empowered and Accountable. These values describe who we are and what we stand for as a council. They help shape our culture, encourage consistent behaviour and guide how we work together to make a positive difference for both our employees and the residents we serve.