Care Worker (Bennerley Fields)

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⭐Derbyshire County Council are hiring! ⭐

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our adult care department to join our fast paced Community Support Bed team. We are looking for Care Workers to come and join our short-term reablement team within Bennerley Fields (Ilkeston) reablement unit.

You will be supporting clients within this unit to regain full or partial independence (physically and emotionally).

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.

You will be working towards a therapeutic goal focussed care plan that is aimed at promoting independence. You will work closely with other colleagues such as Carers, Senior Care Workers, Occupational Therapists, Physio Therapists and Social Care Practitioners. The Senior Care Workers in the unit are there for “on the job” queries. You will also have support from your Deputy Unit Managers 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:

• Enjoy a challenge
• Understand what it means to treat people with dignity and respect
• Can place a person at the centre of their care
• Can be creative and are forward thinking

What we offer.

• Competitive rates of pay
• Generous local government pension
• Genuine career development opportunity
• Wellbeing support
• PPE and workwear
• Robust Training Programme
• Shadowing team colleagues

All vacancies on offer are for hours between 18 hours and 27 hours and 30 minutes per week.  You will be expected to work a mixture of shifts (earlies, afternoons and nights). There are also opportunities to work extra hours when they are available. The job will require unsocial hours including weekends and Bank Holidays.

Saturday and Sunday hours will be paid at plain time where it is part of your normal working pattern unless it is between 7pm and 7am, where enhanced rates of pay apply. Enhanced pay rates are paid for Bank Holiday working.

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

Interested? Click on the attachments where you can find more specific details about the role of a Care Worker and apply through our website. Alternatively, if you would like to receive a paper application form, or if you have further queries before applying, please email asch.recruitment@derbyshire.gov.uk or call on 01629 535118 and choose option 2. Once you’ve submitted an application we will get in touch with you as soon as possible after the closing date and you can also track the progress of your application online.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Interview Date: TBC

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

The job may require unsocial hours working including weekends and Bank Holidays. Payment arrangements will be detailed in any contract offer made.

Saturday and Sunday hours will be paid at plain time where it is part of your normal working pattern unless it is between 7pm and 7am, where enhanced rates of pay apply. Enhanced pay rates are paid for Bank Holiday working.

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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Please note: Whilst Derbyshire County Council do hold a sponsorship licence, we are NOT currently offering sponsorship for this specific role. Please do not apply if you do not have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship, as your application will be rejected. If you believe that your visa status enables you to work in the UK independently, kindly add your share code and date of birth to your application, and if shortlisted, we will conduct the necessary checks before proceeding further. 

We welcome applications from individuals who share our values — being Collaborative, Innovative, Empowered and Accountable. These values describe who we are and what we stand for as a council. They help shape our culture, encourage consistent behaviour and guide how we work together to make a positive difference for both our employees and the residents we serve.