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My Options - Casual Enablement Worker (LWC)

Employer
Telford & Wrekin Council
Location
Telford
Salary
£12.00 per hour
Closing date
3 Sep 2028
Reference
TW/TP/337/898
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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Social care
Contract Type
Part time permanent
Working Pattern
See advert details
Hours
Part-Time

Job Details

Grade: Scale 2
Annual Salary: £23,150

Hourly Rate: £12.00

Contracted Hours: Various contracts available

 

 

“Be aspirational and think beyond the obvious to enable people to reach their full potential”


 Are you passionate about breaking down barriers to support people to live a more independent and fulfilling life?
 

 
We are currently looking for a highly motivated person to join our highly successful, and growing, Community Activity & Wellbeing Team to deliver excellent support in the community. 

Whether you are looking for a rewarding role enabling vulnerable people to achieve their goals or an opportunity to gain skills and experience in the health and social care sector, becoming an Enablement Worker could be the perfect position for you. 

You will be able to demonstrate being proactive in your approach to care and a willingness to adapt and change as we develop with new innovations and challenges within the care sector.

About us

Lakewood Court is supported living accommodation with individuals who have Profound and multiple learning disabilities, learning disabilities and/or autism. We are looking for someone to provide high quality care with these individuals.  

This position will require you to think outside the box and adapt activities and daily household tasks, bring the fun and most importantly happiness to the individual’s you’ll be supporting, thinking about things such as sensory stimulation, intensive interaction, learning new skills and accessing the community.

Whilst previous experience is preferred, this is not essential as we’re looking for people with the right values to join our team

What you will receive from us 

  • Generous rates of pay
  • Expert training, that you will be paid to do and opportunities to develop your skills. You will also receive a certificate for the training you complete. 
  • A full induction, excellent support and ongoing supervision
  • The opportunity to progress within our team
  • Free DBS
  • Refer A Friend Scheme - £150 for every friend you successfully refer to us
  • The opportunity to join a team that is fully committed to support people to live a more independent and fulfilling life.
  • Annual pay increments within your grade
  • 23 days annual leave rising to 31 days with service and 8 bank holidays, plus an additional concessionary day
  • Enhanced sick pay scheme, maternity/adoption leave pay and maternity support leave,
  • Salary sacrifice schemes including childcare vouchers, car lease scheme, health care schemes and safe and secure savings accounts
  • Access to local benefits and discounts on products and services, these include discounts on national attractions such a theme parks and discounted travel.
  • A truly rewarding career

Who we’re looking for

  • Someone who really wants to make a positive difference. 
  • Someone who is committed to the role as the individuals we support, and their families, depend on the service we provide. 
  • Someone who is proactive and creative, and prepared to think beyond the obvious to meet the needs of the people they’re supporting in an enjoyable and meaningful way, to improve people’s opportunities, independent living skills, community involvement and integration and sensory and communication needs 
  • Someone who is flexible and adaptable, to continually develop and improve the service activities and sessions to meet the needs of the people they’re supporting, taking on board the views of those individuals, with the ability to adapt very quickly to the person’s changing needs. 
  • Someone who can build an honest, trusting and engaging relationship with the people they’re supporting as this is essential for the person to get the most benefit from their sessions. 
  • Someone who is committed to personal development, both for their personal benefit and to benefit the people they’re supporting. 


If you want to join us at this exciting time then please complete the attached online application form. We are committed to equality and diversity.

Please note employees who are at risk will be considered first for this position. Only if an appointment is not made will other candidates be considered.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity further please contact:  My Options, Activity Wellbeing and Care services on 01952 381317 or email myoptions@telford.gov.uk

To find out more about the My Options services please take a look at our website:   www.myoptionstelford.co.uk

Please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification.

 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.

Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check. It is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity with children and adults in vulnerable circumstances if you are barred from working with one or both of these groups.

We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including:

  • Competitive rates of pay
  • Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes
  • Free on-site parking
  • Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day
  • Free access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counselling

Find out further information about working at Telford & Wrekin Council including our full list of benefits.

A CV Template is available if you do not already have a CV.

Please note that Telford & Wrekin Council do not hold a sponsorship licence for visas.

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Job Description & Person Spec
Job Summary

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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 and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders here and the Transgender & Non-Binary Inclusion Policy commitments 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

We reserve the right to close our advertisements early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
01952 380000
Location
Telford & Wrekin Council
Darby House
Lawn Central
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 4JA
United Kingdom

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