Reablement Support Worker

Be the Difference at Norfolk County Council- Reablement Support Worker| Various Contracts available | £13.68 to £14.58 per hour plus weekend enhancements (Grade E) | 16.5 hours - 34.5 hours per week | Vacancies in various locations 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.

What we’re looking for:

  • 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: West 16.5 to 25.75 hours. North 27.75 to 30 hour.Norwich 27 to 34.5 hours. East 16.5 to 23.5 hour.

We have roles based across the county, on a rota that balances mornings (7:30am–2pm or 8am–2:30pm) and evenings (4:30pm–9pm or 5pm–10pm). Hours are averaged over two weeks, giving you the ability to plan ahead and maintain a healthy work-life balance.

What we offer:

  • 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

Ready to Be the Difference?
Apply today – we review applications regularly, so don’t wait for the closing date.

Closing date:: 31/03/2026

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

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