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A Welcome Payment of £1000 (Pro rata) is attached to this post
This position is included in the Council’s Retention Payment Scheme. A Welcome payment of £1000 (pro-rata) is attached to this post payable in your first salary. If you voluntarily leave the Council’s employment within 12 months, you are required to repay some or all of the welcome payment (Terms and conditions apply). Further information on employee retention payments is available on our website at Salary scales - Our Derbyshire.
We also offer a £100 ‘Recommend a Friend’ as part of the Retention Payment Scheme, let us know your recommendation by asking the applicant to say that you recommended this job to them on the personal details section of their application form (Terms and conditions apply).
An exciting revamped short term service within our adult care department was implemented in January 2024. 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:
What we offer.
This role is on a rota basis with shift patterns 7am-1pm, 4pm-10pm and 12pm-6pm.
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.
For more information about this role please email
Provisional Interview Date: 15 July 2024
