Support Worker

4 weeks ago


Keswick, United Kingdom Cumberland Council Full time

**Job details**:

- Job reference
- REQ00000016347
- Date posted
- 19/02/2024
- Application closing date
- Blank
- Location
- KESWICK
- Salary
- £12.38
- Package
- Blank
- Contractual hours
- Blank
- Basis
- Part time

**Support Worker (Extra Care Housing) - Keswick**:

- Job description

**Hourly Rate**: £12.38
- The advertised hourly rate 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._

**Location**: Greta Gardens, Keswick

**Available Hours**:
24 hours per week

**Are you interested in supporting Adults **in **Cumbria?**

**Would you like to be part of our **friendly, enthusiastic team, making a positive difference to someone’s life?**

We have opportunities for caring and compassionate people to join our motivated and supportive team at Greta Gardens, as a Support Worker within our Extra Care Service.

**About Extra Care Housing**
Everyone living in Extra Care Housing has their own flat or apartment within a serviced building that also has some communal areas. We are there to provide support for those older adults that require some degree of care intervention to live as independently as they wish, in the way they choose.

**About the role**

As a Support Worker (Care Assistant) you will get the opportunity to know people individually and support their wellbeing through physical and emotional care. Depending on the needs of the person you may also assist with medication, providing personal care, and encouraging individuals to achieve or maintain independence.

No experience or qualifications are needed to get started. We will help and support you with fully paid training and development - we are looking for the right people, with the right qualities. If you do have experience, then take the next step in your career with us. As a large employer we can offer great opportunities to develop and build your skills to take you where you want to go.

If you’re friendly, compassionate and want to make a difference to people’s lives’, we would love to speak with you

**What can we offer you**
- Excellent training and development offers
- Flexible working opportunities
- Opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Boost your pension with Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (facilitated by AVC Wise)
- Various perks and discounts schemes, including money off your phone contract and local gyms
- Competitive rates of pay

**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.**

**Application and Interview Information**

We look forward to hearing from you

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.

**Safer Recruitment**

At Cumberland 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**

As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.


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