Needs Assessment Officer

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Can you tick the “Yes I am” box against the following: customer‑focused, respectful, efficient, supportive and trustworthy? If so, the Reablement North Team is looking for you.

We are searching for an enthusiastic person to support frail vulnerable adults on their reablement journeys, enabling them to regain independence. You will work with people who have been discharged from hospital back into their own homes across North Northamptonshire, supporting them to achieve their goals and helping with daily living needs.

However please be aware that North Northamptonshire Council cannot employ people on a sponsorship.

Social Care knowledge and experience is necessary. Full support and training will be provided.

Shift pattern: alternating weekends and varied shift patterns.

Unit base: Haylock House, Kettering Parkway, Kettering Venture Park, Kettering, Northants NN15 6EY
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Our main goal is to find people who can make a difference.

A full driving licence with access to a vehicle is essential.

Our CQC rating is Good.

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Thank you for your interest in working for North Northamptonshire Council. If you have any queries please contact Linda Adams on

• You will need to be genuinely concerned about people's quality of life and be enthusiastic and able to think creatively.
• You will be enabling individuals to regain their independence.
• You will be working with the customer, setting and achieving goals in their own homes in the community.
• You may be responding to emergency situations in the community in partnership with health services and Seniors in the Team.
• You will be working with customers supporting their personal care and administering medication and nutritional needs.
• Regularly review customers' progress, monitoring the effectiveness and efficiency of the support plan and supporting Seniors within the office to make adjustments as necessary.
• Maintaining case records, including utilising department electronic record systems.
• Supporting a Supervisor to run the shift.
• Meet and greeting customers in their own homes.

(This list is not limited to the tasks required for the job role.)

We are looking for people who have a genuine passion to help people to live independently in their homes.

• Physically fit and in general good health.
• Ability to be flexible and compassionate and act with honesty and integrity and treat others with dignity and respect.
• Take pride in work with a non‑judgemental attitude to others.

Caring experience required.

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we are transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

• A competitive salary.
• A pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill‑health protection.
• Lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council.
• Generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work‑life balance.
• An Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, and support for a range of active Employee Network Groups.

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are: customer‑focused, respectful, efficient, supportive, trustworthy.

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and offering an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024, highlighting the council's pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and is working towards achieving Gold status.

We aim to be a carbon neutral council by 2030.