Assessment and Enablement Worker - Wellingborough ASC Team

What will you be doing?

You will be responsible for providing Care Act 2014 compliant social care assessments using the three conversations model. You will have a passion and commitment for strengths-based working, be an excellent communicator, and will have a good understanding of the particular challenges faced by adults with social care needs and their families. You will a have a good understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its application in community settings. 

We are committed to the development of our Social Care workforce, and as a team, we are keen to ensure that we provide an environment and culture which supports everyone’s learning and development.  You will benefit from the support of motivated and supportive team colleagues and receive regular professional supervision.

About you

Applicants must hold a valid Driving Licence and have access to a car.

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.

We are looking for a highly motivated, organised and creative person with experience of working within a social care background.  You will have a commitment to strengths based, person-centred working; have good communication and IT skills and have skills to work with people with a range of social care needs. 

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 us

Our Values and Behaviours

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:

Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our Key Commitments

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.

We aim to be a carbon neutral Council by 2030.

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)