Salary £25,183- £27,269 per annum l Permanent l Full time, 37 hours per week l Disability Enablement Team l Chorley
Do you want to make a difference to the lives of people who have a disability? Due to the expansion of the service. We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, flexible people who would enjoy supporting adults with disabilities to live the lives they want.
This post holder will work in community settings or the persons home to teach people with disabilities basic daily living skills, ., shopping, food preparation, cooking or to travel independently, allowing people to live more independently.
You will be required to work flexibly, and you will work in a team responsible for activity predominately in West Lancashire and Chorley areas but must be flexible as there may be a requirement to cover other areas of the county to meet business demands. Business mileage is paid from base which will be agreed.
You will require good communication skills and be able to plan and work to targets and timescales following an enablement plan.
The post holder will mainly work office hours, between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday but there may be occasional times when they will be expected to work outside of these hours and at weekends.
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.
The post holder will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.
Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.
If you're already a Lancashire County Council employee you must apply via the internal vacancies option on. You can do this by logging into Oracle Fusion and then going to Me - Current Jobs.
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.
Informal enquires to Lydia Ferguson, 07825842758.