Support Worker (The Gables Residential Home, Whitehaven) - CMB1817e

The Cumbria County Council; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

The Cumbria County Council is seeking compassionate Support Workers for their Gables Residential Care Home in Whitehaven. The role involves providing essential care, assisting with personal and medication needs, and helping residents maintain their independence. No prior experience is necessary as full training is provided, appealing to individuals who are caring and want to make a positive difference in lives of others.

Qualifications

• No experience or qualifications are needed; training provided.
• Right qualities like friendliness and compassion are essential.

Responsibilities

• Providing support and care within the Residential Care Services.
• Assisting with medication and personal care.
• Encouraging independence.

Skills

Caring

Compassionate

Respectful

Understanding

Job description

Job reference REQ00000018409 Date posted 23/05/2025 Application closing date Blank Location WHITEHAVEN Salary £13.05 per hour Package Blank Contractual hours Blank Basis Part time Attachments Blank

Job description

Support Worker Vacancies - The Gables - Whitehaven

Location(s): The Gables Residential Care Home, Whitehaven

Hourly Rate: £13.05

Available Hours/Contacts: 1 x 0 Hour, 1 x 16 Hour, 1 x 16.5 Hour, 1 x 23.5 Hour, 2 x 25.5 Hour

Are you…Caring? Compassionate? Respectful? Understanding?

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

We have opportunities for caring and compassionate people to join our Cumbria Care team at The Gables, as Support Workers (Carer, Care Worker, Care Assistant) providing support and care within our Residential Care Services.

We are situated on Cleator Moor Road, Whitehaven, and The Gables is a newly built care home that provides a safe, secure, and comfortable environment to those who are physically frail, highly dependent and people with Dementia.

About the role

As a Support Worker (Carer, Care Worker, Care Assistant) 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.

No experience or qualifications are needed to get started. We will help and support you with fully paid training and development – we are looking for the right people, with the right qualities. If you do have experience, then come and take the next step in your career with us.

If you’re friendly, compassionate and want to make a difference to people’s lives’, we would love to speak with you!

Working within ourResidential Care Servicewill typically involve working shifts which usually cover between 7am until 10pm (days) or 9.30pm - 7.30am (nights) over 7 days 365 day a year - this will include alternate weekends (as part of a set rota) and Bank Holidays.

Application and Interview information

Simply fill in the details on our online application form and a member of our Recruitment team will be in touch shortly. We look forward to hearing from you!

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DBS Checks
This role requires a DBS check. The level of check for this role is - Enhanced DBS Check with a 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.

Guaranteed Interviews

We offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicantsas long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

• Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010
• Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under
• Armed forces veterans whose last long term substantive employer was the armed forces

If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application.Find out more .

Diversity, Inclusion & Adjustments
We’re dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That’s why we’re a proud Disability Confident Employer and also an Age Friendly Employer – to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.

If you need any reasonable adjustmentsto participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by [e-mail] . While adjustments aren’t always guaranteed, we’ll always listen and we’ll try our best to accommodate your needs.

Please also refer to our Careers site to find out more:

• Our Staff Benefits
• Candidate Support
• About Cumberland Council

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