HART Senior Support Worker (Nights)

ESPO Trading Limited; Glenfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire County Council’s HART service seeks a flexible care worker to deliver short‑term domiciliary care, reablement, and crisis support to help clients regain independence and enable timely hospital discharge.

You must have NVQ Level 2 or equivalent, a full UK driving licence, and be prepared for night shifts on a 10.30pm–7.30am rota; DBS check required. You may travel across the county as needed.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 2 or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent level of relevant experience working with adults in a social care setting.
• Experience working with other agencies in a multi-agency environment to identify and meet needs with creative and pragmatic solutions.
• Knowledge of working with people from all walks of life and the desire to provide good quality services within allocated resources.
• Ability to assist with moving and handling of people who use the service.
• Ability to communicate clearly and accurately with a wide range of people, including representatives from other agencies, using negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Ability to prioritise effectively across a wide range of competing demands to meet deadlines.
• Understanding of the Council’s Adult Social Care strategies, regulations and service frameworks; must have a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work.

Responsibilities

• Provide domiciliary care and reablement to help independence.
• Support timely discharge from hospital and avoid unnecessary admissions.
• Work flexible rota including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Travel between county sites as required.
• Maintain safeguarding standards and DBS requirements.

Skills

Clear communication

Negotiation

People skills

Driving license

Education

NVQ level 2 / equivalent

Job description

Organisation:Leicestershire County Council

Work Location:Room 700, Rutland Building, County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield, LE3 8RA.

Salary:£29,550 - £32,055 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Working Hours: 32 hours per week

Contract Type:Fixed Term or Secondment (12 months)

Closing Date:29th September 2026

Interview Date(s):TBC

This role does not meet the eligibility requirements for new visa sponsorship applications therefore you must already have the right to work in the UK in order to apply.

About the Role

The HART service is to provides several care & Support offers under its registration as a domiciliary care service. This includes, reablement, which helps people return home from hospital, or prevent them from being admitted to hospital, and regain their independence. Homecare support to facilitate the timely discharge from acute and community hospitals to better understand the needs of the person once they have been able to return home. Short term crisis support, for those experiencing an urgent social care need. These service offers are all short-term support, helping someone to become as independent as is possible, and to ensure that the right support pathway is in place to meet any ongoing care and support needs

The nature of the work may involve the jobholder carrying out work outside of normal working hours.

Ability and willingness to travel and work from various locations throughout the County and travel between sites as required.

Ability to work flexible hours on a rota basis between 10.30pm and 7.30am 365 days a year rota, including weekends, evenings and Bank Holidays.

An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• NVQ level 2 in a relevant field or other equivalent qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent level of relevant experience working with adults in a social care setting.
• Experience of working with other agencies and/or working in a multi-agency environment to identify and meet need with creative and pragmatic solutions.
• Knowledge of work with people from all walks of life, and the desire to provide good quality services within allocated resources.
• Ability to assist with moving and handling of people who use the service.
• Ability to communicate clearly and accurately, both orally and in writing, with a wide range of people, including representatives from other agencies, using skills of negotiation and persuasion
• The ability to prioritise effectively across a wide range of competing demands to meet deadlines.
• An understanding of the Council’s Adult Social Care strategies, relevant regulations/ legislation and service frameworks underpinning practice in community care and residential settings. You must have a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values andto delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion,please contact:

Jane Wesson - HART Recruitment & Quality Manager

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Telephone: [phone]