Job Description

Salary: £27,254 - £28,598 (Plus 10% unsocial hours plussage)

Hours per week: 37 hours

Interview date: To be confirmed after shortlisting

Wiltshire Reablement - Empowering Independence  

If you are passionate about helping others and looking to start your career in the care industry, this is the perfect opportunity for you. We believe in nurturing talent from within and offer NVQ apprenticeships and upskilling through practice and skills development. 

Our Reablement service empowers individuals to regain and maintain their independence. We offer tailored support that includes expert advice and information, comprehensive needs assessments, the provision of equipment and home adaptations, and focused assistance from our dedicated team of support workers.

As a First Responder Support Worker, you will be to support with Hospital discharges, and be first point of contact for new customers, assessing their needs, compiling a support plan, and attending to needs such as personal care, food preparation and daily living activities as required. To meet the needs of the service, shifts include early morning, evenings, weekends, and bank holidays, traveling across the Wiltshire area to carry out customer visits. 

We are seeking individuals with a genuine passion for helping others, understanding of customer care needs and the ability to compile comprehensive support plans.  

Why us?

Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. That’s why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right. Explore more benefits here!

Under the Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, individuals involved in regulated activity must provide a full employment history and detail any gaps. Before clicking apply please complete this full employment history formand once completed please attach it to your application form.

If you have applied for this role within the last six months, you do not need to reapply. Your application will remain on file and will be considered.

While we welcome applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship, we are not able to issue a defined certificate of sponsorship due to limitations in our sponsorship capacity.

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Please download and read the and person specificationcarefully before you apply as well asOur Identity

The council is committed to creating an environment of positive working relationships where everyone feels engaged, supported and able to thrive. Our Identity is a framework which sets out how we are all expected to lead, work and act to deliver our services. We will not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect which is underpinned by our vision and Our Identity framework.

For more details, contact Lisa Fensome, Team Leader via email here.

This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.

We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. Read our statement of commitment to equality and inclusion

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Application process

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