Hourly Rate: £12.59 - £12.80 (£13.09 to £13.30 with supplement)
A market supplement of £0.50p 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.
The advertised salary 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.
Hours: We have a number of permanent opportunities available, ranging from 0 – 30 hours per week. We aim to work with candidates individually to find a role that suits you, so please apply below and a member of the Care Services Recruitment Team will be in touch soon!
Workbase: Our Overnight Team are based at West Cumbria House, Workington, and work across the Allerdale and Copeland are.
Care Services Cumberland’s Support at Home Service are looking for organised and hardworking people to join us as Support Workers for our Overnight Service.
Our Support at Home Service provides short term support for adults with wide ranging needs, enabling them to live as independently as possible, whilst also ensuring their safety and well-being. We are committed to working with them to achieve person centred outcomes, helping them to remain in their own homes within their local communities.
More about the role
As a support worker within the Overnights Team, you will follow a support plan which has been created through discussion with the person accessing the service, ensuring that they have choice and are always treated with dignity and respect.
You will provide personal, social, and emotional support to adults in the local community in a caring and compassionate way. This may include support with personal care requirements, assisting people to get in/out of bed, medication, and/or any other identified needs that have been agreed and incorporated in the plan.
You will work with that person to support them to improve their quality of life increase confidence and at all times promote independence.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for people who have experience of providing support, working in a person-centred manner and can deliver exceptional service. The ideal candidates will have a good knowledge of our service and will be able to treat each person as an individual, working with them to ensure their safety and dignity are always maintained.
Please note: There will be a need to respond to service users who will not always be accessible via public transport, due to the geographical dispersal of the staff and people we support, throughout the Service.
What can we offer you!
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.
Application and Interview information
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.
If you are invited to a virtual interview, this will preferably be undertaken using the Microsoft Teams software, which is currently free for new users, however if there are any issues with accessing this technology, we are happy to discuss alternative arrangements prior to the interviews.
Simply fill in the details on our online application form and a member of our Recruitment team will be in touch shortly to discuss our recruitment process and current vacancies in more detail.
APPLY HERE
We look forward to hearing from you!
Safer Recruitment
At Cumberland 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
Cumberland 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.
Please read the supporting information:
Post Specification
Role Profile