Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent x 8

Working Hours: 21 hours per week, worked on a 2-week rolling rota.

Vacancies available:

• 3 x Day Shifts working 7:00am to 2:00pm
• 5 x Evening Shift working 3:00pm to 10:00pm

Worker Type: Homecare - Mobile Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £27,709 (Level one) rising to £28,608 (Level 3) per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: City Wide

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

• You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

Are you passionate about providing care, and want to make a difference in your local community? We have opportunities to work in Homecare across the city, with regular hours and full training provided.

Nottingham City Council Adult Social Care are looking for hardworking, caring and reliable people to join our Homecare teams.

Shift patterns available: 21hrs per week, between 4-10pm in your local area, or 7am-1. All roles are permanent, with guaranteed contracted hours.

Hours will be worked according to a rota, and this will include weekend work. A valid driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential for this role.

About the Role

Social Care Reablement is a specialist Homecare team that work across the city to provide support to citizens in their own homes. This is mostly acute, short-term care for citizens who have recently been discharged from Hospital or another service. The focus of the work done by the teams is to help citizens reintegrate back into their previous lives, whether that is socially, physically or emotionally.

The teams encourage independence and choice for citizens, and control over the way their care is provided. This involves not only providing personalised care as directed in the citizen’s care plan, but also encouraging and enhancing the wellbeing of citizens through promotion of independence, early intervention, community support and friendships.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of undertaking personal care tasks (e.g. assisting with washing, bathing, dressing, feeding and using the toilet etc.) to a high standard in a respectful and caring manner;
• Ability to assess social care and health needs and develop, implement, maintain and update Person Centred Care Plans;
• Knowledge and understanding of the rights, needs and feelings of vulnerable adults from diverse social and cultural backgrounds;
• Ability to administer medication in line with departmental policies and procedures.
• Hours will be worked according to a rota, and this will include weekend work.
• A valid driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential for this role.

You can find the job description for this post here.

In your personal statement, make sure you consider the following points:

• Describe how you might have cared for or provided support for someone in the past (this can include paid, voluntary or support for relatives);
• Describe what kind of person you are and what qualities you have, that make you good at care work.

A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

Please note that this role does not meet the relevant salary threshold criteria for Skilled Visa sponsorship, and therefore applicants requiring sponsorship are unable to apply.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Lauren Ballard, Assistant Service Provision Manager, by email at lauren.ballard@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: 4th October 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair, inclusive and Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

If you are a disabled candidate and wish to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this within your application. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the LGBTQ+ community, or are disabled. These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we are committed to better reflecting the communities we serve.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and encourage candidates to discuss this with us during the recruitment process.