• Suffolk County Council
• Address: 5 Constantine Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2DH or Riduna Park, Station Road, Melton, Woodbridge, IP12 1QT- Hybrid
• Salary: £28,598 per annum (pro rata if part time)
• Hours:37, flexible working options available 
• Contract: Permanent

When you join the Home First team as an Independence Wellbeing Practitioner, we’ll support your development from the start. We’ll help you to play to your strengths, diversify your skills and build an influential and impactful career. With a variety of career paths and learning opportunities to explore, if you’re motivated and passionate there’s no limit to how far your ambition could take you.  

At Suffolk County Council, every role is a chance to create positive change. As an Independence and Wellbeing Practitioner in the Home First Team you’ll see the direct impact of your work on the people and places that make Suffolk special. Join us and turn your passion for progress into action.

Reimagine the possibilities. 

Job Details

A great opportunity to join the Suffolk County Council's Ipswich and East Home First as an Independence and Wellbeing Practitioner, working from Beacon House, South Rural.

• Do you have recent experience of working in a fast-paced team? 
• Would you like to work in an incredibly varied, challenging and rewarding role? 
• Are you passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of adults in Suffolk? 

Your role

• You will support the Home First team with customer assessments and reviews
• You will make a positive difference to the residents of Suffolk 
• You will receive excellent support and supervision

Your responsibilities

The role is to work with your allocated customers to identify and deliver personalised, good quality outcomes to the highest of standards. You will work as part of the Home First team alongside area social work teams as well as the health and voluntary sector to support the effective integration between health and social care.

You will need

• Excellent communication skills to our customers, their families and/or advocates as well as other professionals.
• Energy to contribute to the team systems for responding to urgent work.
• Resilience under pressure and the ability to remain positive when challenged.

You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile.  If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don’t meet all the requirements, please apply. We’d appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

The team

• Home First provides a short-term reablement care and support service to people living in their own homes.

We will offer you

• You will make a difference to the lives of those living in Suffolk during a reablement period or crisis. 
• You will have excellent support and be a part of a friendly, professional service.

Empowering Everyone

We’re big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We’re always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our Workforce Equality Report.

For more information

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Rachael Nunn on 01473 263469.

If you want to apply for a secondment, read the secondment policy first. Make sure you get permission from your current manager before submitting your application.

How to apply

Step 1 - Read the Job and Person Profile (Word).

Step 2 - Click ‘Apply Now’ to start your online application.

Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement indicating how you meet each of the criteria in the ‘Person Profile’ section of the JPP.  

• You should use the Supporting Statement template.  
• Please use Arial font size 11 and keep your statement to a maximum of two sides of A4. 

We value authentic applications that showcase your genuine skills and experiences. Applications suspected of being generated by AI may be rejected. We encourage you to present your own work and ideas throughout the application process. 

Do you need any reasonable adjustments to help you to apply? If you are disabled and/or have additional support needs, you can request reasonable adjustments. You can do this by contacting our Recruitment Team at [email protected] or 03456 014412.  

You can find examples of possible adjustments on our Reasonable Adjustment pages. If you're invited to the next stage, you’ll have another chance to request adjustments.  

Closing date:  08 February 2026

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid

As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We’re driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.

In return, you’ll enjoy:

• up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
• membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
• performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
• training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
• a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
• diverse and active staff networks
• flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day

If you want to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk).