Community Support Worker

Lancashire County Council; Clitheroe; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Living wage employer

Training and progression

Generous leave and pension

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is recruiting for a part-time, permanent role based in Lancashire. You will support people with disabilities in a day service setting, helping them take part in a range of activities and learn new skills.

The role emphasises compassion, empathy, and a sense of purpose, with on-going training and opportunities to gain qualifications for career progression.

Qualifications

• No mandatory qualifications required; a good heart and caring nature are valued.
• You will support people with disabilities in a day service setting, helping them participate in activities.
• Commitment to learning and progression through training and qualifications is encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Help people learn new skills and assist someone who has a disability or needs support with aspects of their care.
• Support someone in the day service or on occasional trips into the community.
• Take advantage of on-the-job training to gain qualifications and career progression.

Job description

Salary £25,949 - £25,989 | 35 hours per week | Permanent, Part time | Lancashire

It is not essential that you have a background in Health and Social Care, you just need to have a good heart and a caring nature. You will support people with disabilities within a day service setting to take part in a range of in-house activities.

We're looking for people who will bring compassion, empathy and a sense of purpose into the lives of others.

• You will help people to learn new skills, provide assistance to someone who has a disability or needs support with aspects of their care.
• You will support someone in the day service or on occasional trips out and about in the community.
• You'll have plenty of opportunity to progress with training and gaining qualifications whilst you work.

The benefits of working in adult services:

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

Working with a range of people with different needs means every day is different.

• You’ll make a difference to people's lives every single day.
• 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.

• 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 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.

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.

Job Description and Person Specification

Local Government Reorganisation

The Government has confirmed that local government across Lancashire will be reorganised, with the current 15 councils being replaced by four new unitary councils covering North, South, East and West Lancashire from April 2028.

If you are successful in your application, you will initially join Lancashire County Council. However, as part of the planned transition, your employment will transfer to one of the new unitary councils from April 2028, subject to the implementation of the reorganisation and relevant employment legislation.

Throughout this period, our focus remains on delivering excellent services to our communities. By joining us now, you'll play an important role in shaping the future of local government and helping to build a strong new organisation that will serve residents for years to come.