Male Community Support Worker

Salary £23,114 - £23,893 per annum Pro Rata | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | Skelmersdale |                             
International Sponsorship - this role is not open to international sponsorship 

Pay award pending.

As part of your working week you will be working with a gentleman in a day service setting.    We are looking for a male support worker  who will bring compassion, empathy and a sense of purpose into the life of people we support we support in a day service setting in Skelmersdale , Lancashire .

• You will help individuals to learn new skills and support with aspects of their care.
• You will support the individuals out and about in the community.
• You'll have plenty of opportunity to progress with training and gaining qualifications whilst you work.

Working in adult social care is not just an emotionally rewarding role, it’s one of the most varied too.

Working with  people with different needs means every day is different. 

• You'll make a difference to the lives of the people who attend our service 
• You need the right qualities, rather than specific qualifications.
• On the job training and support. 
• Ongoing career progression, paid qualification opportunities and job security.
• We are a Foundation Living Wage Employer, paying above the National Living Wage.

Benefits: With up to 31 days annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays and 2 additional statutory Bank Holidays – we have a generous public sector pension with shared AVC's available and a benefits package which offers discounts on everything from dog care to day care, holidays at home or abroad, Medicash, support groups, cycle to work schemes & much more. You will also be entitled to the Blue Light Card Scheme which offers further discounts to a varied number of settings. All of which can be found on our LCC intranet page. 

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. 

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

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

If you're already a Lancashire County Council employee you must apply via the internal vacancies option on Oracle Fusion. You can do this by logging into Oracle Fusion and then going to Me - Current Jobs.

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