Home Carer

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: Various hours available

Salary: NJC Grade E SCP 12 - 17 £13.69 - £14.91 per hour

Closing Date: 9th May 2024 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 and hardworking and 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 hear from you.

A full driving license and use of a car is preferable.

As a front line 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 Andrew Gaulton, Team Leader, or Darren Bradbury-Campbell, Team Leader, on 01253 477588

If you require any information on Care and Support recruitment opportunities, advice or support on completing applications: please contact Provider Peer Support and Resilience Team on 01253 478444 or Email providersupporthub@blackpool.gov.uk

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)