Community Support Worker | Permanent, Part Time (32 hours per week) | Domiciliary Service | Preston

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

Benefits offered by this job

Sleep-in allowance

Weekend rate increase (33% weekends)

Bank Holiday uplift (50%)

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is recruiting a Community Support Worker for Preston Domiciliary Service. The role is permanent, part-time (32 hours per week) with salary £26,016–£26,847 pro rata and allowances for weekends and sleep-ins.

You will support adults with disabilities to live independently at home and in the local community, building trust and providing compassionate, high-quality care. Benefits include induction, training and progression opportunities within Adult Social Care.

Qualifications

• Must be caring, reliable and positive.
• Ability to support adults with disabilities to live independently in their own homes.
• Excellent communication and empathic approach in daily care.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with disabilities to live independently in their own homes and communities.
• Deliver personal care, help with daily activities, household tasks and medications as required.
• Assist with finances, shopping, and transportation within the community.
• Encourage participation in activities to promote wellbeing and social inclusion.
• Work across shifts including some sleep-ins and weekends as part of a permanent role.

Skills

Compassionate

Reliability

Empathy

Resilience

Communication

Education

QCF/NVQ Level 3 equivalent

Job description

Description

Salary £26,016-£26,847 | Permanent, Part Time (32 hours per week) | Domiciliary Service | Preston

About The Role...

Salary: £26,016 to £26,847 (pro rota) plus great allowances - 33% increment at weekends, 50% increment for Bank Holidays & sleep in allowance

Are you a caring, reliable and positive person who wants to make a real difference in people's lives? Lancashire County Council is looking for compassionate Community Support Workers to join our Preston Domiciliary Service within Adult Social Care. This is a rewarding opportunity to support adults with disabilities to live as independently as possible in their own homes and local communities. Every day, you'll help people achieve their goals, maintain their independence and enjoy the best possible quality of life.

As a Community Support Worker, you'll be welcomed into people's homes, building meaningful relationships and providing support that makes a genuine difference. Your friendly approach, encouragement and kindness will help make each day brighter for the people you support.

We have various hours on offer which will include some sleep-in's & weekend working.

What We're Looking For...

Passion – we want to recruit people with a passion to make a difference to the people we supports' lives, providing much needed support like it's second nature – your commitment to the people we support will be life changing in the work you do, bringing comfort with a warm smile and a cup of tea – you will become indispensable supporting people with personal care, household chores, finances, medication and anything else they require in their day to day life – you will support people into the community to participate in activities, keeping their spirits high, maybe a shopping trip or outdoor activities, whatever it takes to bring them smiles and happiness – you will be changing outlooks and breaking down those barriers that they face on a daily basis.

Empathy & Resilience – you will have an understanding of the challenges the people we support deal with which means an empathic nature is of upmost importance – you will need bags of motivation and be able to keep going even on the more difficult days – the needs of our service users can be complex and you may face challenging behaviour but your determination and dedication to excellent care will make it feel easy – it is essential that you are able to communicate clearly and effectively with every individual providing reassurance and positivity.

This role is one of the most rewarding that you will be find, seeing the difference you have made to a persons life right before your eyes – the smallest things go a long way and you will be relied upon to continue with your endless support and guidance – From commencing in post, you will be supported in this position with an induction programme and mandatory training to complete. The Adult Disability Service also promotes career development opportunities with various qualifications and training on offer – you will be able to take advantage of a QCF qualification (Qualifications and Credit Framework) which is NVQ Level 3 equivalent – we also have very supportive management team who ensure all team members are guided, great culture and you'll be working alongside people with the same values as your own.

Job Description And Person Specification

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.

International Sponsorship

Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

DBS

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.

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 do.