First Responder
| Posting date: | 18 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,254 to £28,598 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Plus 10% unsocial hours for qualifying shifts |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 December 2025 |
| Location: | Trowbridge, Wiltshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Wiltshire Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 6024 |
Summary
Salary: £27,254 - £28,598 (Plus 10% unsocial hours for qualifying shifts)
Hours per week: 37 hours
Temporary/Fixed term: 12 months
Interview date: Week commencing Monday 08 December 2025
Wiltshire Reablement - Empowering Independence
If you are passionate about helping others and looking to develop your career in the care industry, this is the perfect opportunity for you. We believe in nurturing talent from within and offer NVQ apprenticeships and upskilling through practice and skills development.
Our Reablement service empowers individuals to regain and maintain their independence. We offer tailored support that includes expert advice and information, comprehensive needs assessments, the provision of equipment and home adaptations, and focused assistance from our dedicated team of support workers.
As a First Responder Support Worker, you will be to support with Hospital discharges, and be first point of contact for new customers, assessing their needs, compiling a support plan, and attending to needs such as personal care, food preparation and daily living activities as required. To meet the needs of the service, shifts include early morning, evenings, weekends, and bank holidays, traveling across the Wiltshire area to carry out customer visits.
We are seeking individuals with a genuine passion for helping others, understanding of customer care needs and the ability to compile comprehensive support plans.
Hours per week: 37 hours
Temporary/Fixed term: 12 months
Interview date: Week commencing Monday 08 December 2025
Wiltshire Reablement - Empowering Independence
If you are passionate about helping others and looking to develop your career in the care industry, this is the perfect opportunity for you. We believe in nurturing talent from within and offer NVQ apprenticeships and upskilling through practice and skills development.
Our Reablement service empowers individuals to regain and maintain their independence. We offer tailored support that includes expert advice and information, comprehensive needs assessments, the provision of equipment and home adaptations, and focused assistance from our dedicated team of support workers.
As a First Responder Support Worker, you will be to support with Hospital discharges, and be first point of contact for new customers, assessing their needs, compiling a support plan, and attending to needs such as personal care, food preparation and daily living activities as required. To meet the needs of the service, shifts include early morning, evenings, weekends, and bank holidays, traveling across the Wiltshire area to carry out customer visits.
We are seeking individuals with a genuine passion for helping others, understanding of customer care needs and the ability to compile comprehensive support plans.
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