Community Support Worker

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

Benefits offered by this job

Foundation Living Wage

31 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Blue Light Card

Job security

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is recruiting for a part-time, permanent role based in Lancashire. Salary £25,949 - £25,989 for 35 hours per week. You will support people with disabilities in a day service setting, helping them learn new skills and participate in activities.

We welcome candidates with warmth, compassion, and a genuine desire to make a difference in people’s lives. Training and qualification opportunities are provided to support career progression.

Qualifications

• Compassion and empathy for others.
• Ability to support adults with disabilities in day services.
• Willing to undertake training and gain qualifications.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Compassion

Empathy

Caregiving

Job description

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 will 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.

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.

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.