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Community Support Worker

Lancashire County Council
Full-time
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Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
£2,311,423,893 - £2,311,423,893 GBP yearly
Description

| Salary £23,114 – 23,893 Pro Rota per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 28 hours per week | Preston Adult Disability Day Service | Preston District Day Service


 


Do you want to make a difference to the lives of people who have a disability? We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, flexible people who would enjoy supporting adults with disabilities to live the lives they want.


 


The Service provides daytime support for people with learning disabilities in social, leisure, education and centre-based activities.


 


The support worker role involves all aspects of daily support, including supporting people to access activities and experiences in their local community, personal care, support with managing finance, administering medication and ensuring people's needs are met in terms of health and positive outcomes.


 


The successful applicant will value others and have a person-centred approach supporting people with dignity and respect.


 


For further information and informal discussion please contact a manager on 01772 539262


 


We do not hold a sponsorship licence and can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, your application will not progress.


 


The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.


 


This post is a COVID-19 critical post. The successful applicant/s will be required to undergo regular COVID-19 testing and are strongly encouraged to take up the offer of the COVID-19 vaccination.


 


We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.


 


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