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Reablement Support Worker

Norfolk County Council

Norwich, NR1 2UAView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£13.90 to £14.58 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Part time

Closing date

31 December 2026

72 days left

Job description

Be the Difference at Norfolk County Council- Reablement Support Worker| Various Contracts available | £13.90 to £14.58 per hour plus weekend enhancements (Grade E) | 16.5 hours - 30 hours per week | Vacancies available across Norfolk

Could you help someone regain their confidence and independence?

If you want to make a real difference in your community, we’d love to hear from you – even if you’ve never worked in Social Care before.

At Norfolk First Response our reablement approach supports individuals to do things for themselves. We use techniques that support retraining or regaining skills and building confidence to maximise their independence for a period of up to 6 weeks.

What does the role involve?

You will assist and support individuals in their home with tasks to enable them to regain their independence. This may include personal care, medication administration, supervising transfers and mobility, nutritional and hydration needs.

  • A caring, empathetic person who wants to be the difference in someone’s life
  • A full driving licence and access to a vehicle (to visit people in their homes)
  • No previous experience required – we’ll provide full training

We have the following salaried contracts available from 16.5 to 30 hours per week.

We have roles based across the county, on a rota that balances mornings (7:30am–2pm) and evenings (4:00pm/4:30pm - 9:00pm). Hours are averaged over two weeks, giving you the ability to plan ahead and maintain a healthy work-life balance.

  • Competitive salary and weekend enhancement
  • Generous holiday entitlement
  • Paid travel time and business mileage
  • Paid training and support to gain your Care Certificate
  • Free DBS check, uniform, Tablet
  • Local office base for team support
  • Plus, a fantastic range of Norfolk County Council benefits:
  • Health and wellbeing services, including free counselling
  • Norfolk Rewards discounts on shopping, holidays, tech and more
  • Blue Light Card for Social Care workers
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
  • Tax-efficient car lease and cycle schemes

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

Ready to Be the Difference?

Apply today – we review applications regularly, so don’t wait for the closing date.

Closing date: 31 December 2026

Please note: This role is not eligible for skilled worker visa.

We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.

We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.

We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.

We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

LG Jobs

First seen

6 October 2026

Last checked

18 October 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

NCC
Norfolk County Council

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