Community Support Worker (Disability & Mental Health) - Kendal

Cumbria; Kendal; Remote; GBP 19,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave

Perks & discounts

Job summary

Westmorland and Furness Council in Kendal is seeking a Community Support Worker (Disability & Mental Health) to assist in the Supported Living Service across Kendal locations, with shifts including earlies, evenings, weekends, sleeps and bank holidays. The role is part-time (0–29 hours per week) and offers a path to develop skills in care services.

Salary includes supplements; from 20 April 2026 a market supplement of £0.53 per hour will raise pay to £14.00 per hour after 6 months in post.

Qualifications

• Experience or qualifications are not necessarily needed to get started.

Responsibilities

• Support with medication, personal care, nutrition and hydration.
• Provide emotional support and help with community engagement.
• Assist service users to live independently in their own homes.

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Job reference REQ00000019635 Date posted 18/02/2026 Application closing date Blank Location KENDAL Salary £13.69 - £18.53 Package Blank Contractual hours Blank Basis Part time Attachments Blank

Community Support Worker (Disability & Mental Health) - Kendal

The advertised hourly rate includes a supplement (JWC) to the base grade of the post. JWC supplements are conditional on the physical demands and /or working conditions of the role.

Amarketsupplement equalling time and a thirdis currently beingapplied to all night and weekend(Saturday and Sunday)shifts,upliftingthe hourly rate in these periods to £17.96. This applies to both contracted hours and to anyadditionalhours worked within the applicable time periods

From 20th April 2026 this will be replaced by a new market supplement of £0.53p per hour which will be payable once you have been in post for 6 months. It will be applied to both your basic salary and to any additional hours, uplifting the hourly rate to £14.00 per hour. There will be the option to take this as a lump sum annually

Location: Our Supported Living Service covers over 6 locations in and around Kendal.

Contract Type: We have both Permanent and Fixed Term opportunities

Available Hours: 0 - 29 hours per week

Shifts may include earlies, evenings, weekends, sleeps and Bank Holidays

About this opportunity

Come and make someone smile! Teach someone something new and make a real difference to someone’s life by just being there!

Our hardworking and friendly teams are looking to recruit more likeminded people to make a difference to our Service User’s lives. Enabling them to access the personalised support they need to live independently in their own homes and access their local communities.

Our Teams promote independence, build life skills and support our Service User’s in their interests and hobbies. This could be a trip to the Zoo, an evening of live entertainment, boating in the Lakes, or supporting football teams.

Depending on the Service User, the level of support needed may vary per person. Responsibilities may include supporting with medication, personal care, nutrition, hydration, community engagement and emotional care.

Make someone’s face light up when you walk into the room! Join our incredible team in Kendal today!

Who we are looking for…

We are looking for the right people who share our vision and passion for Care to join our teams across Care Services, we’d 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!

What can we offer you!

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 Our benefits | Careers (westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk)

Would you like to find out more?

For further information about this role, such as responsibilities and essential criteria please view the below attachments:

If you have any queries about this role or would like an informal chat about this opportunity, then please contact the on call supervisor on 01539 713651, or alternatively email [e-mail]

Safer Recruitment & DBS

At Westmorland and Furness Council we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and we expect all workers, employees and volunteers to share our commitment.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and requires an enhanced DBS check with an Adults Barred List check.

Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with adults. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Westmorland and Furness Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.

As a Disability Confident Leader, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

We also offer guaranteed interviews to Armed Forces personnel and veterans and those in care or care experienced and under 24 years old (someone who has been looked after by a local authority at any point, for any length of time, e.g. foster care, residential care, or under the guardianship of a local authority) that meet the essential criteria for the role.