Support Planner - Caring for Thurrock Reablement Service

Thurrock Council; Thurrock; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Thurrock is seeking a Support Planner to work in its Caring For Thurrock team. The role involves supporting staff and service users in delivering long-term care while fostering community engagement. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and a commitment to safeguarding vulnerable individuals. The position offers flexible working and generous annual leave.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to work alongside various departments and community partners.
• Experience in social care or related field is advantageous.
• Commitment to safeguarding vulnerable individuals.

Responsibilities

• Support staff and service users in providing long term and reablement care.
• Collaborate with colleagues to meet community care needs.
• Engage in social care support to connect vulnerable people with their community.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Person-centered approach

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Support Planner - Caring For Thurrock

Salary: £33,531 - £38,052 per annum (pro rata if part-time)

Grade: D

Contract Type: 4 Year Fixed Term Contract x2

Working Hours: 37 per week

An opportunity has arisen for a Support Planner to work within Caring For Thurrock. The role is to work alongside team members who are responsible for managing the staff and service users within the service. Caring for Thurrock is the internal care department of Thurrock Council Adult Social Care and is responsible for provision of Care for Thurrock residents. The team is a Multi Disciplinary Team working alongside colleagues within the Health Service in providing long term and reablement care to service users within Thurrock. The team focuses on responsive social care support that creates opportunity for vulnerable people to come together with their community, while providing support that is committed to safeguarding the most vulnerable.

As part of the Caring For Thurrock team you will be working in a way that is responsive and proportionate, working with people to achieve their outcomes using their strengths and their community creativity, and linking people with their communities focusing on 'what matters rather than what's the matter'. You will need to be an excellent communicator and able to work alongside colleagues in other departments, health, community partners and agencies in order to meet the care and support needs, and outcomes for our residents.

Adult Social Care has so much to offer you, and we look forward to seeing what you can offer Adult Social Care.

Responsibilities

• Work within the Caring For Thurrock team to support staff and service users and contribute to the provision of long term and reablement care.
• Collaborate with a Multi Disciplinary Team and colleagues in Health Service and community partners to meet care and support needs and outcomes for residents.
• Communicate effectively to support safeguarding and person-centred approaches, focusing on what matters to individuals and their communities.
• Engage in responsive, proportionate social care support to enable opportunities for vulnerable people to connect with their communities.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement - 25 days rising to 30 after 5 years’ service.
• Flexible working to enable work life balance.
• Reflective supervision and management support
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced plus barred level is required for this role - at no extra cost.

Requirements

Our vision - An ambitious and collaborative community which is proud of its heritage and excited by its diverse opportunities and future.

Thurrock Council is committed to equal opportunities. As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled people will be offered an interview where they meet all essential criteria on the person specification. We champion flexible working and job share applications are welcome. We serve a diverse community where people are different yet equal. Diversity underpins everything we do.

Important Dates

• Closing Date (Redeployment Only): 11/09/2025
• Closing Date (Internal & External): 28/09/2025
• Interview Date: TBC

Additional Information

• If you have any questions about the role or interview process, please contact: Kayleigh Arthurton
• To view the Job Profile and Person Specification, please follow the link below: Support Planner JD & PS.pdf
• Application Requirements – Safer Recruitment: Gap Management is required for all safeguarding roles. Please complete the Gaps in Employment grid and upload under Miscellaneous Documents. If qualifications are listed as essential, upload copies of those qualifications.