Community Support Worker Wake & Watch

Community Support Worker Salary 25494 Pro Rata 20 hours per week Permanent Part time Lancashire

25949plus some great allowances as shown below

33% increment at weekends 50% increment for Bank Hols

We are currently recruiting to our Short Breaks Service

Caring and reliable Community Support Workers to work within thePrestonChorley and South Ribble Service inAdult Social Care at Lancashire County Council.

We are looking for cheerful and positive individuals who would like to make a difference to the people we support to come and join our team. Our Short Breaks Service require multiple Community Support Workers to join us in making a substantial difference to the lives of the people we support within our Adult Disability Service.

You will be welcomed into peoples short break service and ensure their overnight support is safe and comfortable and meets their needs. It is not essential that you have a background in Health and Social Care you just need to have a good heart and a caring nature. We provide all the required training to ensure you get the most from your role with qualifications on offer its a great opportunity to progress in this service and turn it into a career to be proud of!

This is a 20 hour per week post between the hours of 21.30 and 07.30.

What we are looking for

Passion we want to recruit people with a passion to make a difference to the people we supports lives providing much needed support like its second nature your commitment to the people we support will be life changing in the work you do bringing comfort with a warm smile and a cup of tea you will become indispensable supporting people with personal care finances medication and anything else they require in their day to day life.

Empathy & Resilience you will have an understanding of the challenges the people we support deal with which means an empathic nature is of upmost importance you will need bags of motivation and be able to keep going even on the more difficult days the needs of our service users can be complex and you may face challenging behaviour but your determination and dedication to excellent care will make it feel easy it is essential that you are able to communicate clearly and effectively with every individual providing reassurance and positivity.

Reward this role is one of the most rewarding that you will find seeing the difference you have made to a persons life right before your eyes the smallest things go a long way and you will be relied upon to continue with your endless support and guidance From commencing in post you will be supported in this position with an induction programme and mandatory training to complete. The Adult Disability Service also promotes career development opportunities with various qualifications and training on offer you will be able to take advantage of a QCF qualification (Qualifications and Credit Framework) which is NVQ Level 3 equivalent we also have very supportive management team who ensure all team members are guided great culture and youll be working alongside people with the same values as your own.

Why join us

Benefits: Theres fabulous flexibility and the opportunity to create the work life balance youll love with up to 31 days annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays and 2 additional statutory Bank Holidays we have a generous public sector pension with shared AVCs available and a benefits package which offers discounts on everything from dog care to day care holidays at home or abroad Medicash support groups cycle to work schemes & much more. You will also be entitled to the Blue Light Card Scheme which offers further discounts to a varied number of settings. All of which can be found on our LCC intranet page.

Development:youll get support and development along the journey there are so many opportunities for personal growth and development being able to make a difference feel valued and achieve the job satisfaction youve always wanted

Inclusivity:we dont have a one size fits all idealism we embrace equality and diversity and welcome all applicants.

How to apply

Please feel free to contact us for an initial informal and confidential chat:

Jackie Robbins or Katie Warren on /539166 or apply directly -

Person Specification and Job Description

Closing Date: 05.07.2026