Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Hours: Various hours available
Salary: NJC Grade E SCP 12 - 17 £14.36 - £15.58 per hour
Closing Date: 2nd January 2025 at 23:59pm
An exciting opportunity has arisen for us to expand our existing workforce. We are looking for dedicated care staff who want to make a difference. This is a great opportunity to join our service working within a fantastic, well-established and motivated team.
We are looking for highly motivated, dynamic people with a wide range of skills who are reliable, hardworking, can work as part of a team, and are able to adapt to change in a fast-moving, innovative, and customer-focused service.
Your role will be to help vulnerable people maintain and regain their independence and remain in their own home with an improved quality of life. The role also involves supporting individuals upon discharge from hospital as part of the Discharge to Assess pathways and Complex and Palliative care.
The successful candidates will be working on a rota, including weekends, bank holidays, and shift working. This is an excellent opportunity for the right people to work in a modern, caring, fulfilling service. In return, we offer excellent staff support systems, training, and development. Although previous experience could be an advantage, it is not essential. We are able to be flexible in the contracted hours offered, and preferences can be discussed at interview.
If you feel that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to make a difference, then we look forward to hearing from you.
A full driving license and use of a car is preferable.
As a frontline care provider, we ensure Government guidance is implemented and practiced at all times with regards to the current climate.
For an informal discussion about this vacancy, please contact Jordan Hayes, Team Leader, on 01253 477588.
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 form where you heard about the vacancy.
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.
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