Job Description

Suffolk County Council - Jobs available countywide across Suffolk

From 24,404 per annum

with performance-related

pay progression

and potential earnings up to 27,269 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Enhanced pay

rates for Sundays paid at time and one fifth per hour

Paid mileage

and travel time and for Bank Holidays

Full time

or

flexible part time hours

available from 7.5 hours - 37 hours per week, worked on an early, late shift rota including alternate weekends.

Bank flexible casual hours

available (paid at 15.08 per hour), evening and/or weekend working only is available on some contracts.

Permanent

Suffolk County Council's

Home First

service provide short term reablement care and support to help people stay independent within their own home.



As a self-motivated, caring, and passionate person who shares the same care and dedication as we do, you will join our teams across the county as a

Reablement Support Worker

(RSW).

No experience is required

.



To help you be successful in the role

,

you will receive a thorough induction, in-depth training and full support from your team to grow your skills and development.



You will also have the option to complete a

fully funded

level 2 qualification

inHealth and Social Careto advance your career in Health and Social Care.

In this role you will:

create and maintain positive relationships with customers and family carers promote health, wellbeing and independence to the customer develop the independence of customers through care plans / short term enablement plans provide general advice and guidance to customers to help them to make informed choices at times, assist customers with dignified and intimate personal care needs engage with customers, family carers and others promote alternative ways to meet and maintain their long-term needs promote a range of services to help people live independently and safely at home track customers' progress against care plans complete records for the ongoing review process.

Benefits

paid mileage and travel time access to the Local government pension scheme (LGPS) access to a suite of wellbeing support, childcare vouchers, high street discounts and much more refer a friend bonus up to 100 (terms and conditions apply).

Travelling requirements for your role

We positively encourage the use of technology to communicate and engage, but in this role, you will need to travel, so you must either hold a full and current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means. If you need a reasonable adjustment due to a disability (to meet the travel requirements of this role), please speak with the contact detailed below.

To find out more

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact the

Training and Recruitment Team

by calling

01473 296300

.

How to apply

Please read the relevant Job and Person Profile (JPP) before you apply for this job.:

Support Worker Job and Person Profile (docx)

or

Bank Support Worker Job and Person Profile (docx)

Please see choose from the following options when applying for this role:

Option 1:

Please click apply and ensure you attach a copy of your CV when asked to add attachments in the application form.

Option 2:

Please click apply and upload a document with information about yourself and what attracted you to this role.

Closing date: 11.30 pm, 30 June 2025.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. HF22