Residential Casual Care Assistant | Bowgreave Rise Residential Care Home Garstang

| Salary £13.45 per hour | Casual hours per week | Bowgreave Rise Residential Care Home |

This part-time role is not open to sponsorship.

Older People Care Services Vision: 'To be the best quality service, safely supporting older people with kindness, dignity, care, and compassion to live their life their way'

Do you want to make a real and positive difference to the lives of older people? We are looking for people that have the right values, attitude, and behaviours to join our team and we are currently recruiting for a Residential Casual Care Assistant .

This is a casual position and you will be required to cover for existing staff sickness and holidays.

Within this role you will be able to work up to 37 hours per week. Shift Patterns include - 08:00 - 15:30, 15:30 - 22:00 and nights including 22:00 - 08:00.

Our committed team provides care to more than 1,000 adults across Lancashire. It runs 16 Care Homes and 13 Day Centres where the team provides support for older people, adults living with dementia and their families. We have recently been awarded the national Customer Service Excellence Standard and received special recognition for our hard work.

We have lots to offer, including:

- Competitive salaries
- Amazing staff benefits (https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/jobs/your-benefits/)
- Comprehensive induction programme including The Care Certificate
- Opportunities to progress
- Generous annual leave

For more about the role, please contact Jill Maun on [email protected] or 01772 539007 for an informal discussion.

Please ensure you complete the experience and education sections in the application to evidence how you meet the criteria for this role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

The post 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.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

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Local Government Reorganisation

The Government has confirmed that local government across Lancashire will be reorganised, with the current 15 councils being replaced by four new unitary councils covering North, South, East and West Lancashire from April 2028.

If you are successful in your application, you will initially join Lancashire County Council. However, as part of the planned transition, your employment will transfer to one of the new unitary councils from April 2028, subject to the implementation of the reorganisation and relevant employment legislation.

Throughout this period, our focus remains on delivering excellent services to our communities. By joining us now, you'll play an important role in shaping the future of local government and helping to build a strong new organisation that will serve residents for years to come.