Hourly Rate: £13.69 - £13.90 per hour (£14.43p including supplement – after 6 months)
A market supplement of £0.53p per hour is currently being applied to this role and will be payable once you have been in post for 6 months. The Market Supplement will be applied to both your basic salary and to any additional hours, uplifting the hourly rate to £14.43 per hour. There will also be the option to take this as a lump sum annually if preferred.
Location: Birthwaite, Phoenix Way, Windermere
Available Hours: 21.5 hours per week
Please note: Extra Care is a 365 day a year, 7 day a week, 24-hour service. This will include weekend and Bank Holiday rotas. Typically, our shifts run between the hours of 7am - 3pm, 2:30pm - 10 pm and 9:45 pm - 7:15 am and are worked over a 2-week rota. The role will involve lone working
About this Opportunity
Extra Care Housing provides support to people living within a purpose built independent living community, everyone has their own home environment such as a flat or bungalow.
We are looking for caring and compassionate people to join our supportive teams within Extra Care Housing, providing tenants with the right level of support and care, while encouraging and enabling them to achieve or maintain their own independence.
As a Community Support Worker within Extra Care Housing, you will get the opportunity to know people individually and support their wellbeing through physical and emotional care. You may also assist with medication, providing personal care, meal preparation and any other identified needs.
Who we are looking for:
We are looking for the right people who share our vision and passion for Care to join our teams across Care Services, we’d like to hear more about your motivations, interests and values, including what attracted you to a role in Care.
We can offer great opportunities to develop and build your skills to take you where you want to go at any stage of your career in Care.
If you’re compassionate, caring and looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we would love to speak with you!
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 carerecruitment@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
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
Closing Date: 10/05/2026
Interviews: w/c 25/05/2026
We look forward to hearing from you!
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We are currently operating in-person 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.
Safer Recruitment & DBS
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and requires an enhanced DBS check with an 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 (someone who has been looked after by a local authority at any point, for any length of time, e.g. foster care, residential care, or under the guardianship of a local authority) that meet the essential criteria for the role.
