Closing date: 24 May 2026
Derbyshire County Council is looking for an Enablement Support Worker to join our short-term reablement team in Bolsover. The role focuses on supporting clients in their own homes to regain full or partial independence.
You don’t need previous experience or qualifications. We offer structured training to ensure our care workers receive what they need to flourish and progress in their social care careers.
What Are We Looking For?
- A caring personality and a desire to care for others.
- A ambition and drive to work positively with people, promoting choice and control to encourage independence in personal care, mobility, medication, and meal preparation, whilst working towards a goal‑focused personal service plan.
- Enthusiasm to work as part of a multi‑professional team to provide wrap‑around support, enabling people to live independently in their own home.
What Will You Be Doing?
Working as part of a multi‑professional team, you will provide wrap‑around support to enable people to live as independently as possible in their own home. You will work towards goal‑focused care plans, have regular access to your Senior Enablement Support Worker for on‑the‑job queries and support, and to your Enablement Support Lead for supervision, professional development, and training. A career pathway has been built into the new structure, offering opportunities to progress to more senior positions.
We’re Keen to Hear From You If You:
- Enjoy a challenge.
- Understand what it means to treat people with dignity and respect.
- Can place a person at the centre of their care.
- Can be creative and are forward‑thinking.
- Have a driving licence and a vehicle you can use for work.
What We Offer
- Competitive rates of pay.
- Generous local government pension.
- Genuine career development opportunity.
- Wellbeing support.
- PPE and workwear.
- Robust training programme.
- Shadowing team colleagues.
This vacancy is a 24‑hour post on a rota basis with a 6‑hour shift pattern, meaning 24 hours will be worked 4 days a week. There are also opportunities to work extra hours when available. The role will require unsocial hours including weekends, bank holidays, and potentially nights, with agreement.
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