Location: Barrow
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 2 x 37 hour
About this opportunity
We’re looking for a passionate, enthusiastic person to join our dedicated and driven team in Barrow in Furness, as we continue our ambitious programme of change within Adult Social Care. This is an opportunity to help shape the future of our service, contributing to the development and delivery of our goals to improve outcomes for the people we support.
We want you to become an integral part of the implementation phase of our newly established Long-Term Assessment and Review Service across Westmorland and Furness, supporting people aged 18 who are living in the community and have been identified as having longer term care and support needs.
This service works across health social care and third sector organisations with a primary focus upon ensuring that all support plans:
In this role you will work under the guidance and support of qualified practitioners, undertaking strengths-based care and support assessments to develop effective, person-centred support plans, while playing an active role in risk management, monitoring outcomes, and ensuring individuals receive the most effective support. Acting as a point of contact, that communities, people, parents/carers/guardians and their families can trust,
We recognise that our workforce is best placed to design and embed new ways of working to achieve a modern social care service able to deliver the best outcomes for the people of Westmorland and Furness.
Who we are looking for…
We are looking for a compassionate and motivated individual with experience or awareness of social care, healthcare, or the voluntary sector. You should be empathic and have strong communication skills to collaborate with customers, carers, and stakeholders. A proactive approach to risk management, and health and safety is essential, along with the ability to plan workloads, meet deadlines, and use IT effectively. Most importantly, you should be committed to promoting independence, influencing positive change, and ensuring high-quality, strengths-based care.
Offering professional development opportunities this role would be a great step for someone who is interested in progressing their career within Adult Social Care. This might be through our apprenticeship programme, where you could apply for one of our Social Work Degree Apprenticeships to become a qualified Social Worker.
What can we offer you!
Working at Westmorland and Furness Council you will receive a variety of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and other various perks and discounts schemes. For more information about life at Westmorland and Furness Council and what we can offer you, please visit our Careers site. Our benefits | Careers (westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk)
Would you like to find out more?
For further information about this role, such as responsibilities and essential criteria please view the below documents:
If you have any queries about this role or would like an informal chat about this opportunity, then please contact either:
Rebecca Charlton – 07824864456 or Rebecca.Charlton@cumbria.gov.uk
Louise Johns – 07825 340 161 or louise.johns@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
Application and Interview information
Closing date: 22/05/2025
We are currently operating both in-person and virtual interviews. Options will be discussed with candidates once they have been invited to the interview stage of the process for this specific position, and if you have any concerns or adjustments are needed, we are happy to discuss this with you.
Westmorland and Furness Council are now able to offer sponsorship for Skilled Worker Visa applications for eligible roles. Please note, we cannot guarantee the eligibility of all of our roles, therefore, if you would like more information on roles that may be eligible please visit the government website - Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes - GOV.UK.
Safer Recruitment & DBS
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 we expect all workers, employees and volunteers to share our commitment.
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 with adults. 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.
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 Leader, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
We also offer guaranteed interviews to Armed Forces personnel and veterans and those in care or care experienced and under 24 years old, that meet the essential criteria for the role.
