Lancashire County Council
Community Support Worker | Part time | Adult Disability Domiciliary Service | West, Lancashire
Lancashire
£25.9k – £26k/yr
Posted 1 day ago
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Job Description
Salary £25,949- £25,989 | Part time, Permanent | 37 hours per week | Adult Disability Domiciliary Service | West, Lancashire
Key Accountabilities
- To support people with disabilities, including individuals with profound and complex needs, using person centred approaches to enable people to achieve positive outcomes as defined in their support plan.
- To support people with dignity and respect in order to meet their day-to-day needs, including personal care supports.
- To support individuals to access a range of opportunities and experiences, either from their own home or in a community setting, including for example swimming, walking, bowling, dancing, shopping etc.
- To work in accordance with relevant national legislation and service specific policies and practice guidelines at all times.
Skills And Experience
- Experience of working with adults who have a learning disability is desirable but not essential as you will be given the necessary support and training to undertake this role.
- Applicants who do not hold NVQ Level 3 at the time of appointment will be required to complete QCF Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care* within the first 2 years of employment (where applicable) *Please note this training will be funded by the Service.
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- Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.
- 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.
- This position is part time, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent, the salary received will be paid on a pro–rata basis.
- In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, found on our website here
- We do not hold a sponsorship licence and can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, your application will not progress.
- Do you want to make a difference to the lives of people who have a disability? We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, flexible people who would enjoy supporting adults with disabilities to live the lives they want.
- The support worker role involves all aspects of daily support, including supporting people to access activities and experiences in their local community, personal care, support with managing finances, administering medication and ensuring people's needs are met in terms of health and positive outcomes.
- The successful applicant will value others and have a person-centred approach and always support people with dignity and respect.
- For further information and informal discussion please contact the service manager Amanda Perrett –
- Tel: - 01695 587433
- We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications
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