Community Support Worker - Accrington, United Kingdom - Lancashire County Council

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Salary £22,737-£23,114 Per annum | Permanent, Part Time, 23.33 hours per week |

  • PAY AWARD PENDING** _

International Sponsorship - this role is
not open to international sponsorship


Female Community Support Workers

Wake and Watch

Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Domiciliary Service

Rishton and Clitheroe

£22,737 - £23,114 plus some great allowances as shown below

25% Night Rate increment, 33% increment at weekends, 50% increment for Bank Hols


Contract Hours Available (Weekly Average) - Shift Pattern 2 Nights on, 4 Nights off.

Female Only - Wake and Watch (Nights)

We are currently recruiting to our Supported Living Service


Caring and reliable
Community Support Worker's to work within the
Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Domiciliary Service in
Adult Social Care at
Lancashire County Council .


We are looking for cheerful and positive individuals who would like to make a difference to the people we support, to come and join our team.

Our Supported Living Service requires multiple Community Support Workers to join us in making a substantial difference to the lives of the people we support within our Adult Disability Service.

You will be welcomed into people's homes and provide care and support during the night.

It is not essential that you have a background in Health and Social Care, you just need to have a good heart and a caring nature.

We provide all the required training to ensure you get the most from your role, with qualifications on offer it's a great opportunity to progress in this service and turn it into a career to be proud of


What we are looking for

Passion - we want to recruit people with a passion to make a difference to the people we supports' lives, providing much needed support like it's second nature - your commitment to the people we support will be life changing in the work you do, bringing comfort with a warm smile and a cup of tea - you will become indispensable supporting people with personal care, household chores, finances, medication and anything else they require in their day to day life - you will support people into the community to participate in activities, keeping their spirits high, maybe a shopping trip or outdoor activities, whatever it takes to bring them smiles and happiness - you will be changing outlooks and breaking down those barriers that they face on a daily basis.


Empathy & Resilience - you will have an understanding of the challenges the people we support deal with which means an empathic nature is of upmost importance - you will need bags of motivation and be able to keep going even on the more difficult days - the needs of our service users can be complex and you may face challenging behaviour but your determination and dedication to excellent care will make it feel easy - it is essential that you are able to communicate clearly and effectively with every individual providing reassurance and positivity.


Reward - this role is one of the most rewarding that you will be find, seeing the difference you have made to a person's life right before your eyes - the smallest things go a long way and you will be relied upon to continue with your endless support and guidance - From commencing in post, you will be supported in this position with an induction programme and mandatory training to complete. The Adult Disability Service also promotes career development opportunities with various qualifications and training on offer - you will be able to take advantage of a QCF qualification (Qualifications and Credit Framework) which is NVQ Level 3 equivalent - we also have very supportive management team who ensure all team members are guided, great culture and you'll be working alongside people with the same values as your own.


Why join us

Benefits:

There's fabulous flexibility and the opportunity to create the work life balance you'll love with up to 32 days annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays and 2 additional statutory Bank Holidays - we have a generous public sector pension with shared AVC's available and a benefits package which offers discounts on everything, holidays at home or abroad, Medicash, support groups, cycle to work schemes & much more.

You will also be eligible to enrol in the Blue Light Card Scheme which offers further discounts to a varied number of settings.

All of which can be found on our LCC intranet page.


Development:
You will get support and development along the journey - there are so many opportunities for personal growth and development, being able to make a difference, feel valued and achieve the job satisfaction you've always wanted


Inclusivity:
we don't have a "one size fits all" idealism, we embrace equality and diversity and welcome all applicants.

  • Please feel free to contact us for an initial informal and confidential chat: _
Various Contracts

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Interviews:TBC

This position is part time and term time only, please note the salary quoted i

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