Social Care Worker

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- The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

**Job details**:
**Job reference**

REQ00000018315

**Date posted**

09/05/2025

**Application closing date**

01/06/2025

**Location**

BARROW-IN-FURNESS

**Salary**

£33,366 - £34,314

**Package**

**Contractual hours**

37

**Basis**

Full time

**Attachments**

**Social Care Worker - WMF2051e**:
**Job description**

**Location**:Furness
**Contract**:Permanent

**Are you looking for a change in career?**
- We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Learning Disability, Autism and Transition Social Work Team in Furness. We are a creative and supportive team working with young people and adults who have a learning disability and/or autism.
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**About the role**
- As a social care worker, you will review and assess the needs of extraordinary individuals and their carers to ensure the development and delivery of appropriate person-centered, self-directed support. Using relevant legislative processes to qualify your practice.
The transition element of our team means we work with young people from the age of 14 years. Part of the social care worker role therefore, could mean reviewing some of those younger people and supporting our transition worker.

**Who we are looking for**:

- People who have a passion for being creative, use dynamic approaches and enthusiastic in outlook.
We recognise that support of others can be a challenging and yet hugely rewarding role and if you are successful, you will be working in a supportive environment that is committed to your learning and career development.
Westmorland and Furness council is a modern and supportive employer, and we have both the technology and the commitment to allow our employees to work flexibly and efficiently with hybrid working. Travel around set geographical locations will be required.

**What the Team Say**:

- Verity - _“as a Social Care Worker you can have a lasting impact on the people that you help. Our role is about building relationships and empowering people, advocating for those who can’t always advocate for themselves. As a Social Care Worker, it enables you to work in a flexible way, to give you a good work/homelife balance, I feel that I can make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. It’s a great team to be part of, there’s always someone that you can talk too.”_

**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 attachments:

- **Post Specification**:

- **Role Profile**
- **Application and Interview information**
- Closing date: 1st June 2025
- **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 an Adults Barred List check.

**Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion**
- 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.
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