Enablement Support Worker
Kent County CouncilAshford, South East
Overview
This is a local council role (full time) with Kent County Council based in Ashford. The advertised salary is £26,956 to £27,765 per year. Applications close on 11 September 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
What will you be doing?
Are you passionate about helping people? Do you want to actively support your community? Are you able to think innovatively whilst working in challenging situations?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Enablement Support Worker with one of the country’s biggest and most diverse Local Authorities. Whether you are looking to start a career or develop an existing one in Health and Social Care then this is a job for you!
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the KEaH Ashford Enablement Team. With an office based at Kroner House Ashford, covering Ashford, Tenterden, Cranbrook, Chilham, Hothfield and surrounding areas.
The Kent Enablement at Home service is one of the leaders in its field. With excellent work benefits and one of the most comprehensive training programmes we believe in investing in both our staff as well as the residents of Kent.
Enablement is all about taking an individual on a journey to independence or reducing the long-term care needs. This would be though planned support with aspects of daily living including personal care, whilst working for and alongside a structured team to include the Enablement Locality Organiser, Enablement Supervisors, Social Workers, Occupational Therapist and various multi agency partners in KCC and health.
To succeed in this role, we are looking for someone who has:
- An empathetic and caring approach
- Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of working with a diverse range of people and challenging situations
- Skills to empower the people on our service to support them to reach their personal goals and maximise their independence
- Ability to travel across the required geographical area
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to the fast-changing business needs
- Basic knowledge and understanding of computer-based systems
- Willingness to learn and a proactive approach to their own development
- Enhancements for evening and weekend working & Bank Holidays
- Uniform, Phone and PPE all provided
- Contracted Guaranteed Hours
- Paid by shift not by call
- Travel time paid & Mileage paid at 45p per mile
- Extensive Induction and ongoing training including Care Certificate and Diploma in Health & Social Care
- Regular 1-1 Supervision/support
- Development opportunities through succession planning to move into other roles (whole of KCC)
- KCC standard benefits as outlined in the Blue Book.
We value different skillsets and recognise that career paths are fluid. Whether you aim to manage your own team of people or really hone your specialist skills and become an expert in your area, the opportunity to follow your career goals is available at Kent County Council.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.
The ability to travel across a wide geographical area in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day (during shift hours) is essential. You should note that public transport is rarely a viable option as some rural areas of Kent often have limited public transport.
For more information, please contact Tina Phillips 03000 411548
Work that works for you and us - let's talk flexibility!
KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.
Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.
How this role compares
We hold 194 council vacancies in South East that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £34,660. This role pays less than about 87% of them.
There are 4,945 council roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 332 of them in South East.
You have 12 days left to apply. Council adverts we hold typically run for around 26 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Kent County Council has 77 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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