Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 30 and 35 hours per week available
Worker Type: Onsite Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £26,824 (Level one) rising to £27,694 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)
Location: Cherry Trees Resource Centre, Chippenham Road, Bestwood Park Estate, Nottingham, NG5 5TA
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce – perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you – people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
Care Workers at Level 2 implement Care Plans and report any concerns or reasons care plans cannot be followed, as well as monitoring care and welfare of citizens, recording accurate information on running records, communication books, care plans monitoring charts (e.g. weight monitoring, falls, etc.) and other written and electronic communications as required.
Care Workers at Level 2 are also expected to work and cooperate with other professionals, as well as citizens and their meaningful others, to ensure a shared approach to care and support and continuity of care and treatment.
To provide safe and appropriate personalised care and support to citizens in a way that maintains their dignity, maximises independence and gives them choice and control over the way their care is provided. This includes writing and maintaining individual person‑centred care plans and the administration of medication.
To work in any area of Adult Social Care, whether in the home, the community or within a Council establishment and to be prepared to work with citizens with different and varying needs.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
* Ability to assist and support citizens to exercise choice and control in accordance with their needs, preferences and aspirations
* Encourage, motivate and support citizens to maintain or regain maximum independence in all aspects of daily living and purposeful activities
* Develop and coordinate leisure and social activities that promote self‑esteem, confidence and a purposeful day. This can include one‑to‑one or conversations group activities, supporting citizens with their individual interests, developing or maintaining contact with family, friends and community, accompanying citizens on outings, collection of shopping, pensions etc.
* Ability to write and maintain up‑to‑date individual person‑centred care plans for citizen
DBS enhanced check required for regulated activity.
Please note that this role does not meet the relevant salary threshold criteria for Skilled Visa sponsorship, and therefore applicants requiring sponsorship are unable to apply.
You can find the job description for this post here.
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Sue Lathall, Deputy Manager, by email at Sue.Lathall@nottinghamcity.gov.uk.
Closing Date: 4th June 2026
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: TBC
If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
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