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SalaryAre you interested in supporting Adults in Cumbria?
Would you like to be part of our friendly, hardworking teams, making a difference to someone’s life?
We have opportunities for caring and compassionate people to join our Cumbria Care team at Lapstone House, as Support Workers (Carer, Care Worker, Care Assistant) providing support and care within our Residential Care Services.
About Residential Care
Help older adults live their life how they choose and enjoy their later years. Support people to stay active and healthy by encouraging good nutrition and promoting fitness and mobility, as well as supporting emotional wellness.
About the role
As a Support Worker (Carer Care Worker Care Assistant) you will get the opportunity to know people individually and support their wellbeing through physical and emotional care. You may also assist with medication providing personal care and encouraging our people to achieve or maintain independence.
This role is an opportunity to help older adults live their life how they choose and enjoy their later years. You will be supporting people to stay active and healthy by encouraging good nutrition and promoting fitness and mobility as well as supporting emotional wellness.
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 come and take the next step in your career with us.
If you're friendly compassionate and want to make a difference to people's lives' we would love to speak with you!
About Our Home
Lapstone House provides a cosy warm environment making you feel right at home, we are a small home with 23 bedrooms in total, and split over two floors on both floors we have a lounge and dining area.
We accommodate people with physical frailty and people living with Dementia. The environment we create at Lapstone is to encourage our residents to stay active in body and mind which supports the person's independence and dignity at all times. We deliver the highest quality of care to our residents.
Working within our Residential Care Service will typically involve working shifts which usually cover between 7am until 10pm (days) or 9.30pm – 7.30am (nights), over 7 days, 365 day a year – this will include alternate weekends (as part of a set rota) and Bank Holidays.
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
Please read the Supporting Information:
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To apply please click the Apply Now link below.
