Job summary
We have opportunities for caring and compassionate people to join our Care Services Westmorland and Furness team as Support Workers. We currently have vacancies in South Lakes, Furness and Eden areas.
Apply here: https://contactus.digital.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/w/webpage/apply-w?jid=NHS
No experience or qualifications are needed to get started. We will help and support you with fully paid training and development. Becoming a support worker is the perfect start to a long and rewarding career in Adult Social Care.
Main duties of the job
Are you interested in supporting Adults in Cumbria? Would you like to be part of our friendly, hardworking teams, making a difference to someone's life?
As a Support Worker 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, and encouraging our people to achieve or maintain independence.
We have opportunities available in Residential Care, Support at Home and Supported Living.
Residential Care
As a Residential Support Worker you can help older adults live their life how they choose and enjoy their later years. Support people to stay active and healthy by encouraging good nutrition and promoting fitness and mobility, as well as supporting emotional wellness.
Support at Home
Our Community Support Workers provide support to people recovering from illness or surgery and those facing a general decline in health. They help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions by enabling care at home. The main goals are to promote independence, help individuals regain skills, and ensure safety while living at home.
Supported Living
Our Community Support Workers empower vulnerable adults, including people with learning disabilities or complex care needs, to access the personalised support they need to live independently in their own homes in the community. Staff work with individuals to build life skills and are led by the individuals interests and priorities.
About us
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.https://careers.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/our-benefits
If youre friendly, compassionate and want to make a difference to peoples lives, we would love to hear from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Job Specific Accountabilities
- Supporting service users with their hydration and nutritional needs and diet.
- Administering prescribed medication and treatments (which could include creams and ointments) where a service user is unable to do so in line with the councils agreed policy and procedure.
- Being aware of behavioural changes in service users that might indicate a health/wellbeing concern
- Assisting service users with personal hygiene.
- Throughout all work activities, promote and demonstrate best practice at all times in accordance with policies and procedures whilst ensuring adherence to the Care Quality Commission and other regulatory bodies requirements
- To use existing and emerging digital and computerised care and support systems to support people in a modern and forward-thinking way.
- To complete all mandatory training and take responsibility for highlighting any additional specific training needs which would benefit both staff member and service user
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Job Specific Accountabilities
- Supporting service users with their hydration and nutritional needs and diet.
- Administering prescribed medication and treatments (which could include creams and ointments) where a service user is unable to do so in line with the councils agreed policy and procedure.
- Being aware of behavioural changes in service users that might indicate a health/wellbeing concern
- Assisting service users with personal hygiene.
- Throughout all work activities, promote and demonstrate best practice at all times in accordance with policies and procedures whilst ensuring adherence to the Care Quality Commission and other regulatory bodies requirements
- To use existing and emerging digital and computerised care and support systems to support people in a modern and forward-thinking way.
- To complete all mandatory training and take responsibility for highlighting any additional specific training needs which would benefit both staff member and service user
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- No experience or qualifications are needed to get started. We will help and support you with fully paid training and development. Becoming a support worker is the perfect start to a long and rewarding career in Adult Social Care.
- We are looking for the right people who share our vision and passion for Care to join our teams across Care Services, wed like to hear more about your motivations, interests and values, including what attracted you to a role in Care.
- Experience or qualifications are not necessarily needed to get started.
- 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!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- No experience or qualifications are needed to get started. We will help and support you with fully paid training and development. Becoming a support worker is the perfect start to a long and rewarding career in Adult Social Care.
- We are looking for the right people who share our vision and passion for Care to join our teams across Care Services, wed like to hear more about your motivations, interests and values, including what attracted you to a role in Care.
- Experience or qualifications are not necessarily needed to get started.
- 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!
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
