Community Care Officer Adult Placement

Contract Type: Fixed Term for 1 year 

Working Hours: 22.2 hours per week over 3 days

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £33,673 (Level one) rising to £36,581 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: The Willows Day Centre, Ambergate Road, Beechdale, Nottingham, NG8 3GD

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.  So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Someone with experience or understanding of adult social care and working with people who have a range of care and support needs.
• A well-organised and motivated person who can manage their workload and communicate clearly.
• Someone who uses initiative, works well with others and can respond calmly and creatively to challenges.

About the Role

• You will work closely with Shared Lives carers, citizens, families and social work colleagues to review placements, update support plans, respond to issues, and help ensure people receive safe, personalised support.
• Be part of a supportive service where relationships, good matching and person-centred practice are at the heart of what we do.
• Shared Lives provides family-based care for citizens with a range of needs. The team assesses and supports carers, oversees placements, and works with colleagues across adult social care to help people achieve positive outcomes.
• This fixed-term post will provide additional capacity while the service continues to grow and develop.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience working with adults in a social care/health/voluntary sector setting.
• Experience developing and reviewing personalised care or support plans.
• Ability to keep clear, accurate records and evidence decisions appropriately.
• Confidence managing a caseload, prioritising tasks and working independently.
• Ability to build positive working relationships with carers, colleagues and partner agencies.

-          This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, is an essential requirement for the role.

-          A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries, please contact Helena Brandy, Senior Community Care Officer, by email at: [email protected] 

Closing Date:  1st October 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits. 

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service)  + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair, inclusive and Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

If you are a disabled candidate and wish to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this within your application. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the LGBTQ+ community, or are disabled. These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we are committed to better reflecting the communities we serve.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and encourage candidates to discuss this with us during the recruitment process.