Responder Full Time NEW

Directorate: Place Health & Adult Social Care | Service: Adult Social Care & Health

Salary : £26,403 – £28,142 pro rata

Working Arrangements : Shift Working, 4 on then 4 of

Hours per week : 28

Contract type: Permanent

See our range of Employee Rewards: Employee rewards and benefits

Closing date : 08/05/2026 a t 23:59

The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.

This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check

If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware, if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in. If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please email dbs@barnsley.gov.uk

When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.

This role is defined as a safety critical role within the Drug & Alcohol Testing Procedure. You must therefore be willing to comply in accordance with this procedure.

Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.

At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.

We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.

There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Assistive Living Technologies Team team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

• We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
• Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
• If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
• We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
• There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities .
• Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.

About The Post

Assistive Living Technologies – Telecare Responder

Permanent – 1 x 28 hour per week

Shift pattern working 4 shifts on, followed by 4 off. Shift pattern is x2 A fters (2pm-10pm) then x2 Nights (10pm-6am)

( weekend working and night enhancements payable and expected to swap to or cover other shifts on occasion)

Can you help us to improve the independence and wellbeing o f vulnerable adults in our communities? That’s what matters at Barnsley Council. Our award-winning council is on an exciting journey of change. It ’ s all about putting local people at the heart of everything, listening to and doing good for our communities. We’re now more innovative, more efficient and provide better value for money.

Shape a better future with us

We’d like you to be part of our success and help us take change further. Join us on our journey to a brighter future. By working together, with each other and with our communities, we can take pride in improving lives. Let’s make a better Barnsley for everyone.

Your role in our journey

As a Telecare Responder within Assistive Living Technologies you’ll be an important part of the nationally accredited team that provid es a 24/7 Monitoring Centre , Response and Installation Team.

You will provide round the clock support to vulnerable service users ensuring they get the help they need as soon as possible for example , after a fall. You will respond to vulnerable service users in Barnsley and work in partnership with stakehol d ers with a common goal to promote the independence of vulnerable adults .

What you’ll need

To join us, you’ll need a relevant Level 2 qualification in Health & Social Care, experience in a customer focused environment with excellent communication skills and knowledge and experience of working with vulnerable adults.

A lot to look forward to

Here at Barnsley, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what we do. As part of our team, you can be sure we ’ ll do all we can to support you in being truly excellent. W e prioritise learning and enabling you to achieve your potential. W e ’ ve created a development process that lets you grow in the way that suits you – whether that ’ s training to be a leader, or learning flexibly online.

Apply

To achieve your ambitions while shaping a bright future for our communities, apply now.

Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.

Job Profile: Telecare Responder Job Profile.pdf

Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure Profile HIGH.pdf

Help with your application form

Why work for us?

Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.

We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.

We’re committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.

CV’s are not accepted for this role.

At Barnsley Council, we believe in second chances and value diversity. Our recruitment process is inclusive, and we welcome applicants with past convictions. We’re committed to fairness and do not discriminate. Join us in building a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. #InclusiveHiring #SecondChances”

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