Reablement Support Workers

Permanent contract | Salary starting at £12.59 to £13.46 per hour (£18,712 to £20,010 per annum for 28.5 hours per week) | A range of part time opportunities from 19 to 28.5 hours per week are available

Could you give people their confidence back and support our communities in the villages and towns in North Norfolk?  If so, we’d love to hear from you - even if you haven’t considered working in Social Care before.

Here at Norfolk First Response we work with a reablement ethos, working alongside people in their homes to make a positive difference.  We aim to help them regain their previous abilities within 6 weeks following a period of ill health or change in circumstances and our Support Workers (Reablement) are a key part of that. 

Find out more about a day in the life of a Support Worker (Reablement) here.

We have vacancies in our Double Assist Team and working individually (as part of a team of 12) across North Norfolk, giving people the support they need ranging from helping with daily activities such as washing, dressing, meal and drink preparation to ensuring their medication has been taken.

Our Double Assist Team covers North Walsham, Mundesley and Cromer.  Our single rotas cover those areas too as well as Stalham, Ludham, Horning, Acle and Blofield.

Our current vacancies include:

• Support Worker (Reablement) in Double Assist Team 28.5 hours per week (averaged over two weeks)
• Support Worker (Reablement) 19 to 28.5 hours per week (averaged over two weeks)
• Support Worker (Reablement) Swift Team working in pairs 25 hours per week (averaged over two weeks)

You will work a range of mornings (either 7.30am to 2pm or 8am to 2.30pm) and evenings (either 4.30 to 9pm or 5 to 10pm) with the hours averaged out over a two-week rota, enabling you to plan in advance to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

You need to be caring, empathetic and committed to making a difference to people’s lives with the ability to easily commute to people’s homes in North Norfolk so will need a full driving licence and access to a vehicle.  However, you do not need previous experience as full training will be given.  In return, we offer a competitive salary, a range of employee benefits (including discounts on daily purchases) and:

• Time and a third for the weekend hours you work
• Paid time for travelling between carefully planned visits
• Paid business mileage
• Paid training time 
• Support gaining your Care Certificate
• A work laptop and mobile phone
• A free DBS check
• Free uniform
• An office base in your area so you can meet with colleagues or your line manager when needed

We review applications regularly so you need not wait until the closing date to apply.  Please indicate in your application which vacancy or vacancies you are applying for.

Please note these vacancies are not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification  to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.   
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

Closing date: 22 September 2024 at 23:59