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Hourly Rate: £12.11 - £12.53
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 of £0.72p per hour is also attached to this role and is included in the advertised hourly rate. This will be applied to both your basic salary and to any additional hours.
Location(s): Support at Home Service (Home Care) covering the South Lakes and Furness area.
Available Hours: 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 we 9 hour shifts between the hours of 10pm - 7am.
Apply below and a member of the team will be in touch to discuss our current vacancies in more detail.
Local Government Reorganisation
Local Government in Cumbria has changed. The current six district councils and Cumbria County Council have now been replaced by two new unitary authorities - Westmorland and Furness Council and Cumberland Council.
This role will be based in and employed by Westmorland and Furness Council
Why work for Westmorland and Furness Council
Westmorland and Furness Council will be an ambitious authority that will shape public services for the better building on the best and transforming them for the future. We are committed to putting our customers and communities first and to be the heart of everything we do.
About this opportunity
Would you like to be part of our friendly hardworking teams across South Lakes and Furness? 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 Serviced Westmorland and Furness team as:
Support Workers (Overnight Service) (Carer Care Worker Care Assistant) providing support and care within our Support at Home Services enabling individuals to remain within their own homes and providing palliative care to those nearing end of life.
About Support at Home (Overnight Service)
The Overnight Service is an integral part of the wider Support at Home team which supports and enables people to remain within their own home. Always 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 Night Support Worker you will get the opportunity to know people individually and support their wellbeing through physical and emotional care. This could include support with medication providing personal care nutrition hydration manual handling pressure care and palliative care.
This role involves travelling across the South Lakes and Furness area supporting people within their own homes.
Your travel time will be included with your shift pattern and we pay a competitive mileage rate.
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!
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
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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