Support Worker - Croftside Residential Home, Milnthorpe

Westmorland and Furness Council; Kendal; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave

Perk discounts

Job summary

Westmorland and Furness Council is seeking a dedicated Support Worker for Croftside Residential Home in Milnthorpe. The role offers a permanent contract with available hours of 9, 12 and 18 per week, and an hourly rate of £13.92, increasing to £14.45 after six months with a market supplement.

You will work as part of a friendly, experienced team delivering compassionate care to elderly residents, including those with dementia, and assist with medications, personal care, and promoting residents'

Qualifications

• Demonstrates compassionate care for elderly residents.
• Ability to communicate clearly with residents, families and colleagues.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to a care environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with medication administration as required.
• Provide personal care to residents with dignity and respect.
• Encourage and support residents to maintain or regain independence where possible.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Medication support

Job description

Support Worker - Croftside Residential Home, Milnthorpe

Hourly Rate: £13.92 (£14.45 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 any additional hours, uplifting the hourly rate to £14.45 per hour.

Location: Milnthorpe

Contract Type: Permanent

Available Hours: 9, 12 and 18 hours per week

Typically our rotas include 'earlies' which start at 7.30am and 'lates' which start at 4pm.

About this opportunity

At Croftside, you’ll be part of a highly experienced and friendly team dedicated to providing guidance, support and compassionate care. We pride ourselves on offering a warm, homely and welcoming environment for elderly residents, those who are physically frail, and individuals living with dementia.

We’re looking for caring and committed people who want to build meaningful relationships with residents and support their overall wellbeing through both physical and emotional care. The role includes assisting with medication, providing personal care, and encouraging residents to maintain or regain their independence wherever possible.

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.

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:

• Post Specification
• Role Profile

If you have any queries about this role or would like an informal chat about this opportunity, then please contact: [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.