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- Salary: From £25,185 per annum, with pay progression up to £28,142 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Hours: From 7.5 hours – 37 hours per week, with additional hours available
- Contract: Permanent
Job Description
Suffolk County Council – Reablement Support Worker. Home First provides short‑term reablement care to help people stay independent in their own homes.
Your Role And Responsibilities
- Build and maintain positive relationships with customers and their family carers, promoting health, wellbeing and independence.
- Support individuals through personalised care plans and short‑term enablement strategies, offering guidance to help them make informed choices.
- Assist with dignified personal care needs and engage with customers and carers to explore alternative ways of meeting long‑term needs.
- Promote services that enable safe, independent living at home, monitor progress against care plans and maintain accurate records to support ongoing reviews.
Training and Development
- Full induction and in‑depth training.
- Ongoing support from your team.
- Opportunity to complete a fully funded Level 2 Health and Social Care qualification.
Flexible hours and salary
Full‑time or flexible part‑time hours available from 7.5 to 37 hours per week. Shift rota includes early, late, alternating weekends and bank‑flexible casual hours (paid at £15.08 per hour). Evening and/or weekend working only is available on some contracts. Salary from £25,185 per annum with performance‑related progression up to £28,142 per annum (pro rata for part time).
What You Will Receive
- Paid for mileage, travel time and any hours worked on bank holidays.
- Sunday shifts paid at an enhanced rate of time and one‑fifth per hour.
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Wellbeing support, childcare vouchers and high‑street discounts.
- Refer‑a‑friend bonus up to £100 (terms and conditions apply).
Travel Requirements
Role requires travel. A full, valid driving licence is required and you must have access to your own transport or be able to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable means. If you require a reasonable adjustment for a disability, please contact the team.
How To Apply
- Read the relevant job descriptions linked below:
• Support Worker JPP (Job and Person Profile)
• Bank Support Worker JPP (Job and Person Profile) - Click ‘Apply Now’ to start your online application.
- Choose one of the following options:
• Upload your CV without name and personal details.
• Use the supporting statement template to upload a document that shares information about yourself and explains what attracted you to this role.
We value authentic applications that showcase your genuine skills and experiences. Applications suspected of being generated by AI may be rejected. Please present your own work and ideas throughout the application process.
To request reasonable adjustments before the next selection stage, contact Recruitment Team by emailing recruitment@suffolk.gov.uk or calling 03456 014412. If you are invited to the next stage, you will have another opportunity to request adjustments.
Closing date
11.30 pm, 30 November 2025.
Note that this vacancy is being advertised on a rolling basis. Applications may be reviewed weekly.
About The Team
We offer a fantastic working environment including diverse and active staff networks, great flexible working options and many benefits, as well as the opportunity to improve the lives of Suffolk residents. Our WE ASPIRE values define the behaviours we expect from everyone in the organisation.
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
We’re big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We’re always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our Workforce Equality Report.
