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Job details
Job reference
REQ00000014720
Date posted
04/01/2024
Application closing date
Location
MILNTHORPE
Salary
£12.38 - £16.46
Package
Contractual hours
36
Basis
Part time
Attachments
Support Worker Worker Vacancies - Croftside Residential Home
Job description
Support Worker Vacancies – Croftside Residential Home
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 between £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):Croftside Residential Home, Milnthorpe
Available Hours: Find a role that fits around you, we have a number of opportunities for Support Workers to join our Croftside Team. Apply below and a member of the team will be in touch to discuss our current vacancies in more detail.
About this opportunity
Are 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 Care Services Westmorland and Furness team at Croftside, as both Support Workers and Night 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/Night 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.
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!
About Our Home
At Croftside, we have a highly experienced and friendly team, who are here to offer guidance and support. We provide a comforting, homely and welcoming atmosphere to the elderly, physically frail and those living with Dementia.
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
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!
APPLY HERE
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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