Community Support Worker - Disability & Mental Health - Ulverston

The Cumbria County Council; Ulverston; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Annual leave

Discounts

Job summary

Westmorland and Furness Council invites applications for a Community Support Worker in Ulverston. The role focuses on supporting wellbeing through physical and emotional care, with potential medication assistance and personal care, enabling people to live independently in their own homes.

We value compassionate, caring individuals; experience is not strictly required, and you will be supported to develop your skills within our Care Services teams.

Qualifications

• Compassionate, caring approach to support individuals
• Medication assistance and personal care support
• Support wellbeing of service users through physical and emotional care

Responsibilities

• Provide physical and emotional care to service users
• Assist with medication where required
• Encourage and support independence and life skills
• Actively support people with learning disabilities or complex care needs 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 REQ00000020283 Date posted 05/08/2026 Application closing date Blank Location ULVERSTON Salary £13.69 - £13.90 per hour (£14.43p including supplement - after 6 months) Package Blank Contractual hours Blank Basis Part time Attachments Blank

Community Support Worker - Disability & Mental Health - Ulverston

Hourly Rate: £13.69 - £13.90 per hour (£14.43p including supplement - after 6 months)

A market supplement of £0.53p per hour is currently being applied to this role and will be payable once you have been in post for 6 months.The Market Supplement will be applied to both your basic salary and to anyadditionalhours, uplifting the hourly rate to £14.43 per hour.

Location: Ulverston and Barrow

Contract Type: Permanent

Available Hours: 2 x 23.25 hours per week and 1 x 32 hours per week & relief (0 hours)

We operate a 2 week rota, shifts will include earlies, evenings, weekends, sleeps and Bank Holidays.

About this opportunity

Would you like to be part of our friendly, hardworking teams, making a difference to someone’s life?

As a Community Support Worker you will get the opportunity to know people individually and support their wellbeing through physical and emotional care.

You may also assist with medication, providing personal care, and encouraging our people to achieve or maintain independence.

Supported Living empowers vulnerable adults, including people with learning disabilities or complex care needs, to access the personalised support they need to live independently in their own homes in the community. Staff work with individuals to build life skills and are led by the individuals’ interests and priorities.

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)

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

DBS

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.

Safer Recruitment

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.

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, that meet the essential criteria for the role.