Enablement Worker
- Employer
- Telford & Wrekin Council
- Location
- Lakewood Court
- Salary
- Monthly
- Closing date
- 6 Dec 2022
- Reference
- TWC000005682
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- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Social care
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Working Pattern
- See advert details
- Hours
- Full-Time, Part-Time
Job Details
My Options - Activity, Wellbeing and Care Services
Enablement Worker
NJC Scale 2 £10.79 - £10.98 per hour plus a Market Factor payment of £500
Full time and part time hours available
The Enablement Worker plays a key role in the delivery of personalised care and enablement to vulnerable adults and young people with a wide range of 24/7 care and support needs which are delivered in a variety of community, building based and residential settings. · The post holder will be required to actively support people using the service to achieve planned, personal objectives which look to maximise independence, promoting health, and wellbeing and community involvement. · The service forms part of Telford & Wrekin Council’s My Options Activity Wellbeing and Care Services and is delivered over a 24/7 working pattern. · This is a regulated service and available for regular inspection by the Care Quality Commission, therefore requires a high level of accountability.
For further information on the role please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification.
The post holder will be expected carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, commensurate with the grade.
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
- Willingness to work flexibly across the My Options Services as and when required
Where a 7 day a week service is provided the post holder will work within a shift pattern – covering Bank Holidays/ evening and weekends and nights where necessary. The grade for this post reflects the fact that the post holder will be expected to work a rota as part of their normal working week which includes days, evening and weekends which means no additional enhancements are payable. Any overtime worked will be paid at plain time. The post holder will be expected to actively follow Telford & Wrekin Council policies, including those such as Equal Opportunities, Human Resources, Information Security and Code of Conduct etc. The post holder will be expected to maintain an awareness and observation of Fire and Health & Safety Regulations
We are committed to equality and diversity. Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check.
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Telford & Wrekin Council is an award winning council, and we were recognised as Local Authority of the Year 2022 at the Municipal Journal Awards, and the Association for Public Service Excellence Council of the Year in 2021.
At Team Telford we work hard to protect, care and invest to create a better borough and our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Having the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles allows us to deliver the excellent services that residents and businesses on the borough expect from us.
Our friendly and passionate teams are trusted by leaders and managers to deliver this ambition. We invest and nurture our workforce and support our employees to develop and thrive. The better we are the bigger difference we make to the people we serve.
In return we also offer a great range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working hours and work arrangements, employee discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, a local government pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.
At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice and we know we are stronger and better connected as a result.
We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and where our data shows that specific groups are under-represented within our workforce, our adverts will actively encourage applications from these groups.
We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities or other health conditions. You can find out more about this and our ‘guaranteed interview scheme’ here
You can also read more about our Recruitment and Selection Policy commitments and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders here
If you are unable to complete an online application form please contact the HR helpdesk on 01952 383601 or email hrhelpdesk@telford.gov.uk
- Website
- http://www.telford.gov.uk/
- Telephone
- 01952 380000
- Location
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Telford & Wrekin Council
Darby House
Lawn Central
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 4JA
United Kingdom
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