Role: Enablement Worker – 3 Posts
Salary: Grade F £30,024 - £32,597 a year
Location: The Council House, Derby City Council, Corporation Street, Derby
Hours: 37 hours a week
Closing Date: 23 August 2026
Contract Type: Permanent
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals with mental health experience to join our service. You will assist with the provision of support to Customers who are seeking to develop their skills and abilities to live independent lives, building on their own strengths, goals and social capital.
Applicants must have experience of working with people with mental health conditions/vulnerable adults/people with physical disabilities. Experience in any comparable setting or as a carer will also be considered. You will have experience of promoting social justice and self-determination and be able to support people to build personal resilience to develop and sustain a good life.
Our service is committed to safeguarding and promoting positive change for the lives of adult’s receiving mental health support. As a member of the team, the post holder will be required to share this commitment and vision.
The successful candidate will be a part of the Specialist Mental Health Service and will also be required to work closely with partner agencies across the Public, Private, Voluntary and Independent Sectors.
You will also be expected to take part in a duty rota supporting the duty worker, triaging referrals into the services and signposting to appropriate services.
We offer an extensive range of employee support and regular supervision.
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:
- Flexible work/life balance scheme
- Modern office environment
- Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
- 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
- Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
- Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
- Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
- Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
- Support for colleagues who are carers
Next Steps
Please contact Eileen Burrell or Kerry Williamson on 01332 640777 for an informal discussion.
If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 24 August 2026. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to [email protected]. Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to [email protected], however this is optional and will not affect your application.
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at [email protected]. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
