Extra Support Scheme Worker

Blackpool Council; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Council is seeking a permanent, full-time Care and Support Worker to provide responsive care for vulnerable individuals. The role involves weekend shifts, personal care, medication administration, meal support, and strict record-keeping within safety guidelines.

Applicants should have prior care/ support experience and be prepared for sleep-ins in the Extra Support Service; DBS checks and Right to Work in the UK are required.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working within a care and support setting is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and support to service users.
• Safe administration of medication as required and in line with guidelines.
• Assist with making of food and drinks and domestic duties.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation per service policies.
• Work across the service, with colleagues; lone working environments require adherence to Health & Safety.

Job description

Contract type: Permanent x5

Hours: 37 per week

Salary: NJC Grade E SCP 12-17 £28,598 - £31,022 per annum plus 2 increments for weekend working

Closing Date: Tuesday 25th August 2026 at 23:59

The successful candidate will provide a responsive social care service to vulnerable individuals with/without a learning disabilities, forensic needs and mental health needs who may communicate by way of exhibiting behaviours that can be considered as challenging and/or aggressive.

There is a requirement for flexibility in the role to ensure the needs of the service users are fully met, ensuring a person-centred approach.

There is an expectation that the successful candidate will work some weekend shifts, ensuring the individuals within the service receive the support they require.

The successful applicant will join an established service providing a range of support including some aspects of personal care, safe administration of medication, assistance with the making of food and drinks, domestic duties where appropriate and all aspects of record keeping in line with service guidelines, policies and procedures.

The successful applicant will be required to work across the service with various individuals. Team work and communication with colleagues is important and as most of the shifts involve ‘lone working’, often in some difficult and challenging environments, compliance with all Health and Safety regulations is essential.

There is a contractual requirement for the successful candidate to undertake sleep‑ins within the Extra Support Service to meet the needs of the service users we support.

Previous experience of working within a care and support setting is essential, with a good knowledgeofindividuals who may demonstrate challenging behaviour.

We offer a wide range of Continuous Professional Development opportunities based on an individual’s specific needs and requirements.

The Council operates an Introduce a Friend Scheme for a small number of agreed jobs in Children’s and Adults Services which encourages our Blackpool Council employees to initiate a successful introduction. This job is one of those roles, therefore if you have received a recommendation from a friend please ensure you select ‘Introduce a Friend’ when asked on the application where you heard about the vacancy.

At this point in time we are not able to offer a Visa sponsorship in this role due to operational reasons

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The successful applicant will be required to work outside of a 7am to 8pm Monday to Friday work pattern and will receive an additional payment on top of the quoted salary as a result.