Location: Carlisle and surrounding areas

Salary: £13.68 per hour

Hours: Hours between 18 to 30

Contract: Permanent 

Support at Home is a 365 day a year, 7 day a week, 24-hour service. This will include weekend and Bank Holiday rotas. Typically, we our shifts run between the hours of 7.30am – 9.30pm.

Would you like a rewarding role, where you can not only promote a person independence, but make a real difference to someone’s life every single day?

We have opportunities for caring and compassionate people to join our Support at Home teams across Carlisle and surrounding areas, as Reablement Support Workers.

Our Reablement Team, work with people who have been identified as having reablement needs to enable them to achieve identified outcomes; supporting them to retain as much independence as possible and remain living within their local community in their own home environment.

About the role

As a Reablement Support Worker your role is to enable individuals to remain in their own homes, supporting their recovery after a stay in hospital.

You will get the opportunity to know people individually, supporting their recovery and wellbeing through physical and emotional care, including support with everyday tasks, personal care and ensuring that reablement outcomes are met in accordance with a person centred, strength based reablement plan.

No experience or qualifications are needed to get started. We will help and support you with fully paid training and development – we are looking for the right people, with the right qualities.

If you do have experience, then come and take the next step in your career with us!

Who we’re looking for

If you’re friendly, compassionate and want to make a difference to people’s lives’, we would love to speak with you!

Please note: There will be a need to respond to service users who will not always be accessible via public transport, due to the geographical dispersal of the staff and people we support, throughout the Service.

DBS Checks

This role requires a DBS check. The level of check for this role is - Enhanced DBS Check with a Adults Barred List check.

Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with Adults. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with Adults.Guaranteed Interviews

We offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicants as long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

• Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010
• Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under
• Armed forces veterans whose last long term substantive employer was the armed forces

If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application. Find out more.

Diversity, Inclusion & AdjustmentsWe’re dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That’s why we’re a proud Disability Confident Leader and also an Age Friendly Employer – to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.

If you need any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailing [email protected]. While adjustments aren’t always guaranteed, we’ll always listen and we’ll try our best to accommodate your needs.

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Please read the supporting information:

Post Specification

Please also refer to our Careers site to find out more:

• Our Staff Benefits
• Candidate Support
• About Cumberland Council

About this opportunity

Join Cumberland Council as a Senior Social Worker and help shape the future of adult social care across our communities.

We’re looking for a dedicated and compassionate professional to join our Long-Term Assessment and Review Teams, where you’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centred support. Every day, you’ll make a tangible difference, carrying out strengths-based assessments, supporting safe and timely hospital discharges, and empowering individuals to live as independently as possible.

This is a rewarding and varied role, where you’ll collaborate across health, social care, and community services to design support plans that create real, lasting impact.

You’ll bring a recognised Social Work qualification, professional registration, and solid post-qualification experience. In return, we’ll offer you a supportive, forward-thinking team, excellent opportunities for professional development, flexible working options, and the chance to help drive innovative, strengths-based practice throughout Cumbria.

This role is permanent and offers the opportunity to grow both professionally and personally.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who truly lives our values, ambitious, collaborative, compassionate, empowering, and innovative. These principles guide everything we do, from supporting individuals to transforming local services.

You don’t need to be perfect — we value potential as much as experience, and we’ll support you to develop your skills, take on new challenges, and thrive in your career.

Make sure to check the post specification below for the essential criteria for this role.

Contact

If you’d like to know more or arrange an informal chat before applying, please contact Bridie Nicholson at: [email protected]

DBS Checks

This role requires an Enhanced DBS check with Adults.

Please note: this post involves regulated activity with adults. It is an offence for anyone barred from such activity to apply.

Guaranteed Interviews

We’re proud to offer guaranteed interviews to the following applicants (as long as you meet the essential criteria):

• People who consider themselves disabled (Equality Act 2010)
• Care-experienced individuals aged 24 and under
• Armed Forces veterans whose last long-term employer was the Armed Forces

If you’d like to be considered under this scheme, select “yes” to the relevant question during your application. Find out more.

Diversity, Inclusion & Adjustments

We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. As a Disability Confident Leader and an Age Friendly Employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and life stages.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting your hiring manager or our Resourcing Team at [email protected] We’ll always listen and do our best to support your needs.

Application and Interview Information 

This is a rolling advert, meaning applications will be reviewed as they are received and the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised date once a suitable candidate is appointed.

Please read the supporting information:

• Post Specification

Please also refer to our Careers site to find out more:

• Our Staff Benefits
• Candidate Support
• About Cumberland Council