Salary range: £37,692 - £44,685 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time
Are you looking for the next step in your career?
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent's diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
The Post
We are seeking a Care Assessor to join Brent's Reablement Team—an integrated service that delivers fast‑paced responses to Home First discharges, alongside reablement and social care support through a short‑term intervention model. Our team ethos centres on promoting and enabling independence, and we maintain strong working relationships with partners and colleagues across hubs and intermediate care services.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Care Assessor with a background in supporting adults with physical disabilities and older people. The successful candidate will work directly with Brent residents in their homes, carrying out Care Act Assessments and delivering reablement interventions.
Brent Adult Social Care is committed to a culture that empowers staff, encouraging ownership and accountability to ensure excellent services that help keep residents safe in the community. Our person‑centred approach aims to maximise independence by building resilience and empowering people to manage their care and live independently.
The Person
The ideal candidate will hold a relevant professional qualification and have experience in Social Care and/or Intermediate Care, including working with Home Care and/or Reablement providers.
We are seeking a Care Assessor with strong communication skills and experience in a community‑focused, multidisciplinary setting. You will be passionate about supporting vulnerable adults and committed to delivering high‑quality services. Essential skills include multitasking, prioritisation, caseload management, and effective time management.
This role offers an excellent opportunity to work within a progressive, multidisciplinary team comprising Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Care Assessors, and OT Assistants, all dedicated to providing reablement support to clients in their own homes.
Why join us?
We know people achieve their best when they feed valued. At Brent, you'll benefit from:
* Up to 33 days annual leave (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays
* Excellent pension with generous employer contributions (LGPS)
* Hybrid and flexible working options available for most roles
* Supportive family-friendly policies for parent, guardians, and carers
* Health and wellbeing support, including access to eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
* Financial support such as education sessions, childcare deposit loans, and season ticket loans
* Travel perks including affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme, and great onsite facilities
* Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career
* Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure, and entertainment
Closing date: 25 February :59)
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, therefore, early application is advised
Additional Information
If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.
Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including "non-visible" disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us.
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