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Job reference
REQ00000014732
Date posted
10/01/2024
Application closing date
Location
KENDAL
Salary
£12.38 - £16.46
Package
Contractual hours
Basis
Part time
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Support Worker (Domiciliary/Home Care) - South Lakes
Job description
Support Worker (Domiciliary/Home Care) – South Lakes
Westmorland and Furness Council
Hourly Rate: £12.38 - £16.46
The advertised hourly rate includes a supplement (JWC) to the base grade of the post. JWC supplements are conditional on the physical demands and /or working conditions of the role.
A market supplement is currently being applied to all night and weekend (Saturday and Sunday) shifts, uplifting your hourly rate in these periods to approx. £16.46. This will replace any previous market supplements and will apply to both your contracted hours and to any additional hours worked within the applicable time periods.
Location(s): Support at Home Service covering South Lakes
Available Hours: We have a range of shifts available from 0hrs to 36hrs. Support at Home is a 365 day a year, 7 day a week, 24-hour service. This will include weekend and Bank Holiday rotas. Typically, our shifts run between the hours of 7am – 10pm.
About this opportunity
Would you like to be part of our friendly, hardworking teams across the South Lakes area? Making a real difference to someone’s life, supporting them to remain within their own homes!
We have opportunities for caring and compassionate people to join our Care Services Westmorland and Furness team in South Lakes, as Domiciliary Support Workers.
Our Domiciliary Service (Home Care) allows people to stay in their own homes. Supporting people in a way which maintains their dignity and empowers them to make choices about how they receive the support required.
About the role
As a Domiciliary Support Worker your role is to enable individuals to remain in their own homes.
You will get the opportunity to know people individually and support their wellbeing through physical and emotional care. In line with their individual support plan, your role will include assisting with medication, providing personal care, pressure care and palliative care for those nearing end of life.
No experience or qualifications are needed to get started. We will help and support you with fully paid training and development – we are looking for the right people, with the right qualities. If you do have experience, then take the next step in your career with us. As a large employer we can offer great opportunities to develop and build your skills to take you where you want to go.
If you’re friendly, compassionate and want to make a difference to people’s lives’, we would love to speak with you!
***Due to the nature if this role there will be a need to respond to service users who will not always be accessible via public transport; therefore there is a requirement to travel independently via a motorised vehicle***
What can we offer you!
- Excellent training and development offers
- Flexible working opportunities
- Opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Boost your pension with Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (facilitated by AVC Wise)
- Various perks and discounts schemes, including money off your phone contract and local gyms
- Competitive rates of pay
DBS
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and requires an enhanced DBS check with a Adults Barred List check.
Please note this role involves working in regulated activity. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults.
Application and Interview Information
We have made it easier to apply for a job in care. Simply fill in the details on our online application form and a member of our Recruitment team will be in touch to help you find the right role for you.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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Safer Recruitment
At Westmorland and Furness Council we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all employees, volunteers and the Externally Provided Workforce (EPWs) to share this commitment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Westmorland and Furness Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.
As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
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