Overview
Assessment and Enablement Worker – NN16 0SW
Our Benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.
You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!
Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About the role
Are you passionate about working with people to promote independence and dedicated to making a difference to people’s life? We would love to hear from you! We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic person to join the Kettering Adult Social Care Community Team in North Northants Council (NNC).
You will be responsible for managing a caseload of individuals; assessing social care needs; developing, co-ordinating and reviewing care support, as well as ensuring that we meet our duty to safeguard vulnerable individuals. You will be committed to working with customers in a person centred way to support them to achieve effective outcomes.
You will be supporting people within the community to be able to remain as independent as possible within their own home and reduce the risk of crisis support. Tasks may include but not limited to assessment and provision of low level mobility aids, assisting with home management tasks, provision of items to meet basic needs such as emergency food parcels, supporting individuals with housing, finances, medication and follow up appointments.
We are looking for people who believe it is important to ensure people have a choice and control over their own support needs. We want people who are committed, like us, to focus on the person, their strengths and networks rather than routinely assessing people for services and eligibility. The three conversation model paving a new way of working in adult social care and we are looking for workers who are enthusiastic and passionate to work with us on this journey.
You need to have good organisational skills, and will be an effective communicator used to working in conjunction with a range of other organisations, including health and other professional colleagues. You will also have a strong demonstrable commitment to working from a strengths based perspective.
We are committed to the development of the Social Care workforce. You will benefit from the support motivated and committed colleagues, receive regular supervision, and be able to benefit from training and career development opportunities.
Applicants must hold a valid Driving Licence and have access to a car.
See AEW job description to understand the wider aspects of the role in the statutory setting.
We recognise that the application process can be time-consuming and we want applicants to be supported to make the process as smooth as possible. If you would like to talk to someone about the role or application process, you can contact KetteringASC@northnorthants.gov.uk or call 01536 805030 and ask to speak to a member of the Management Team.
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About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
