Home Support Worker
Stockport Council
Home Support Worker Reablement Find out more about the role and meet the team at our online presentation on 3rd March 2026 at 10am and 5pm! Sign up here: Register your interest for the role here following the presentation. While we embrace the use of AI as an innovative tool to maximise our services at Stockport Council, we are looking for authenticity in applications we receive. We therefore ask you to think carefully if choosing to use AI when completing your application and ask that you ensure you read all instructions carefully and that your application is written by you and reflects your skills, knowledge and enthusiasm. Join us at Stockport Council MJ Local Authority of the Year 2025 We have an exciting opportunity to join our welcoming Reablement and Community Home Support Team (REaCH): Whether you're starting out your career in care, returning to work, or looking for a fulfilling role that works alongside family life - this could be the perfect opportunity, and we would love to hear from you. Your Role The REaCH Service places person-centred care at the heart of everything we do, recognising the strengths of the Stockport residents we support. The role of a Reablement Support Worker is to support people in their own homes, 365 days a year, who are at risk of needing social care or increased levels of care. The aim is to help them regain functioning, maintain life skills, rebuild confidence, and promote wellbeing. The role also offers a stepping stone to independence by supporting people to regain lost skills, learn new ones, and adapt to the challenges that living independently can bring. About You You don’t need any qualifications or previous work experience to apply for this role, as full training is provided for the right candidates. What’s important are your values and your attitude towards working with people who need care and support, as well as commitment to want to work in social care, alongside being adaptable to an ever-changing demand. Please note you will need to be able to commit to Full Time hours (35 hours) in the first month due to training and induction schedules. If you enjoy working as part of a team, but are also able to work independently, this may be the job for you! We will also offer you training and support to be able to do the following tasks: Applicants to this role must have a valid UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes or be able to cycle and have access to a bike/e-bike. Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence, but this can only be used for certain roles, and this campaign does not qualify. About Us REaCH and Stockport Council’s Adult Social Care service is committed to developing and retaining its workforce. Benefits of applying for this role include: At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions. Click here to find out more about the Employee Benefits you will receive when you join our team! If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Ben Wilson on ben.wilson@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role. The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria. Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme Follow our recruitment team on X, Instagram and Facebook for updates on our vacancies and recruitment events. Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce. We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce. Calculate your take home pay. Use this service to estimate how much Income Tax and National Insurance you should pay for the current tax year. Employment could affect your benefits, find out more here. Turn2us Benefits Calculator.
Scale 4 (£26,403 - £28,142 pro rata) +2 increments for weekend working
Part Time and Full Time Hours Available (28 Hours - 35 Hours)
Permanent
Community-based roles in Stockport
First Stage Selection Interview (telephone) week commencing 16th March 2026
Welcome and Selection Workshop, Face to Face at Stopford House on 31st March 2026 and 13th April 2026Supporting Documents
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Location
Grand Central, , Stockport, SK1 3TA, United Kingdom
Job ID
11927
Employee Benefits
Annual Leave
A generous annual leave allowance, up to 30 days annual leave dependent on grade and length of service, plus bank holidays with the option to purchase additional annual leave
Work Life Balance
Work and personal life balance. Many jobs include part time working, flexi-time and homeworking
Employee engagement
Employee engagement networks to support colleagues and create opportunities to feed into both workforce and borough strategies
Volunteering
Support for volunteering by allowing up to 4 hours per month (pro rata) to carry out any duties associated with this
Learning and Development
A suite of learning and development opportunities, from important data protection training to all level apprenticeships
Discounts
A huge range of discounts via an easy to use portal, including: Gym memberships, restaurants, events, travel, cycle to work scheme, home electronics and more.
Wellbeing
Access to an employee support hotline, available 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.
Pension Scheme
Option to join the Local Government Pension Scheme and give your pension a boost by enrolling into a salary sacrifice scheme.
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Interviews
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Offer stage and pre-employment checks
Offer stage and pre-employment checks If you're offered the job after interviewing, you'll be sent a conditional offer detailing your new role. Along with the conditional contract and offer letter, our team will be in touch regarding your pre-employment checks.
The pre-employment checks that you will need to undertake will depend on the role that you've applied for. These checks may include:
right to work in the UK
Disclosure and Barring Service checks.
The information provided will be dealt with in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice
gaps in employment
reference checks. We will request references prior to issuing your conditional contract
pre-employment health declaration
qualification checks
