Enablement Co-ordinator

Job Overview

We have a part‑time (18.5 hours) Enablement Coordinator position available in our Adult Social Care Enablement Service in Gloucester. The Enablement Service support and encourage all vulnerable adults who may have a disability and who also may have challenging home circumstances. The Enablement aim to develop and promote daily living skills and promote a greater control over people's lives. The support work will take place in people's homes, community and in the Forest of Dean, Gloucester and Tewksbury Drop In/s which are based in the libraries.

The Drop In/s are a free walk‑in service that support vulnerable adults who may need help with or advice about day‑to‑day life. For more information on the Drop‑In's and other support services, please visit Your Circle. As an Enablement Coordinator, you will work directly with adults across Gloucestershire, supporting them to maintain or regain independence, improve wellbeing, and access appropriate services.

The role combines enablement and care navigation functions, focusing on early intervention, crisis support, and community connection. The postholder will work collaboratively with individuals, families, carers, and professionals to deliver person‑centred, strengths‑based support. This role is ideal for someone with great communication skills and who can prioritise and manage their own time confidently. It is also important that the successful candidates continues to develop and maintain good working relationships with outside partnerships, in order to signpost individuals as required.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability, as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to recrui, as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error.

By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process. A disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long‑term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person's ability to carry out normal day‑to‑day activities.

• A Level 3 Qualification in Health and Social Care, Community Care or equivalent qualification or experience
• Training related to Health and Social Care
• Experience of working with individuals who need support to achieve outcomes
• Evidence of good interpersonal skills and good verbal / written communication
• Good IT skills, specifically Microsoft Office and an ability to use and learn in‑house systems

Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about. Read more about our values on our website. If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you!

In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 calendar days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them,…