Job Description

Salary: £13.45 per Hour Hours: Casual hours per week Service: Adult Services Health & Wellbeing Location: West Lancashire (Skelmersdale & Ormskirk)

International Sponsorship: This role is not open to international sponsorship.

The Services We Deliver

Short Breaks

Offering individuals short breaks within a residential setting, which range from one night up to two weeks. You would be working a range of shifts over a 7 day/24 hour period supporting individuals within the accommodation with a range of household tasks and assisting individuals with their personal care. You would also be involved in supporting people to enjoy leisure and social activities in the local community during their stay.

Summary

The Adult Services Health & Wellbeing Directorate's Adult Disability Service provides a wide range of flexible support services across all the districts of Lancashire to adults who have disabilities. We are a well-established provider business with a workforce of around 1,400 staff and our vision is to support adults who have a disability to live the lives they want. We currently support around 1,300 people. We aim to achieve this by offering high-quality, personalised services that promote independence and opportunities for people to develop and learn. The services range from bespoke individual support at home, through to short breaks in contemporary modern accommodation and active daytime pursuits for social, leisure, centre-based activities and education as well as supported employment opportunities.

Our services include those registered with the Care Quality Commission and we are an LCC Preferred Provider so that people choosing to access our service can expect a high level of quality. In delivering a quality service to our customers, we invest in our workforce by offering both induction and specialist training alongside supervision and teamwork; this enables staff to support individuals effectively.

Interested?

We have ongoing opportunities for people interested in supporting adults who have a disability and who share the values and aspirations through which we deliver our services. These opportunities are offered on a casual basis for a whole range of hours, and you can either apply to work in a variety of work locations or just in one preferred service.

What You Need to Be Able to Offer or Be Willing to Learn

• You would be expected to work with individuals in a way that reflects a person-centred approach.
• You would have the ability to work as part of a team.
• You would need to be able to communicate with a range of people, including people with disabilities, their family members, other staff and professionals, and people in the local community.
• The role of a support worker includes supporting individuals with all aspects of their personal plan, which can include personal care, maintaining health, enabling people to take part in a wide range of social and leisure activities in the local community, and supporting people to live in their own homes, including overnight support.

In return, Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on the LCC vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a disclosure. Further information can be found on the Our Recruitment Process tab.

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role.

Closing Date: 30th June 2026.