At a Glance
- Tasks: Support adults in achieving independent lives through meaningful conversations and solutions.
- Company: Leicester City Council, a diverse and inclusive employer.
- Benefits: Generous annual leave, pension scheme, flexible working, and training opportunities.
- Other info: Join a vibrant team committed to diversity and community engagement.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while developing your skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in adult care and a genuine interest in helping others.
The predicted salary is between 32061 - 34434 £ per year.
The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
Job reference: REQ8399
Date posted: 14/08/2026
Application closing date: 20/09/2026
Location: Various locations across Leicester City
Salary: £32,061 - £34,434 Per Year
Package: Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): £46,953
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Full time
Job category/type: Adult Social Care
Here at Leicester City Council, we are passionate about listening and understanding. Finding out what a good life looks like for people who come into contact with us. We have conversations that start with people’s own strengths, making connections with families, friends and local communities. All to achieve the outcomes that matter and improve wellbeing. When our care and support is required, we work with people to find solutions to live their lives as independently as possible.
Join us and you’ll find a supportive team and a positive learning culture that supports you to work flexibly and creatively with people. You’ll enjoy working in a diverse multicultural organisation that’s proud to reflect our vibrant city. In an environment that offers plenty of opportunities to develop your expertise, trusts your professional judgement and encourages you to build a rewarding career.
What you'll be doing:
No two days are the same, you’ll be working with people who come into contact with us to have conversations to discuss what matters to them and others around them. You’ll have a can-do attitude, a good awareness of the local information and advice that is available and use this to support people and their carers to solutions, drawing on what they already have around them that is working, or could work. You’ll work in partnership with others across social care, Health, Probation, and Housing teams.
What you'll need:
You’ll have experience of working with adults drawing on care and support. You’ll demonstrate an interest in people and will be trusting, honest, kind and transparent in your daily communication. You’ll enjoy working in a busy, fast-paced environment, thrive under pressure and be energetic and efficient.
What we can offer you:
This role is very rewarding, supporting people to have lives that matter to them and working alongside others who feel the same. You can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy balance between your work life and your private life. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working.
We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise within a positive supportive learning environment, with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including childcare vouchers, discounts on city buses and trains and help with relocation to Leicester, where appropriate.
A diverse and inclusive employer:
Leicester is a vibrant, multicultural city and we’re committed to representing the full range of Leicester’s diversity across the council. Why? Because we want to create an environment where everyone feels welcome and confident in being themselves. And by embracing different viewpoints and opinions, we can generate the innovative new ideas and opportunities that will drive our city forward.
That’s why diversity, equality and inclusion are part of everything we do. It’s why we listen to and engage with all our employee groups and involve them in decision-making. It’s why we encourage reverse mentoring, when senior managers are mentored by juniors from different backgrounds. And it’s why we work with external partners such as Scope to understand people’s needs. Because we’re working hard to create a council for everyone.
We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve set up our recruitment process to do everything we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible.
Leicester City Council holds a sponsorship licence, but this role does not offer visa sponsorship. Please apply only if you already have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship, as applications that do not meet this requirement will be rejected.
For any queries on this please contact Paige Mcilhatton at paige.mcilhatton@leicester.gov.uk.
This is an open advert therefore we will complete the short-listing soon after receiving your application. If short-listed you'll be called for an assessment and interview thereafter.
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