Health and Social Care Worker

This vacancy also includes 6 X 23.3hrs (night vacancies) within the Supported living / Respite services

​Knowsley Council is an award winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Come join us and be part of our success. 

Are you passionate about supporting vulnerable adults in our community? Do you have the skills and experience to deliver high-quality social care services, working flexibly supporting people to develop and maintain their independence, to promote their wellbeing, and achieve great outcomes? If so, you might be the perfect candidate for this role.

As a Social Care Worker, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support adults across Knowsley. Its focus is provision for people with complex needs including learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs and physical disabilities. The service is delivered in a range of settings including supported living, respite and day services.

This varied and rewarding role will involve providing person centred and bespoke care and support, assisting people to engage in opportunities that are meaningful to them, and this includes providing dignified personal care.

You will be required to work flexibly across any of the Adult Provider Services throughout the borough, and the role can involve any of the following: shift work, waking nights, weekends and bank holidays. In some parts of the service, you will be required to lone work.

You will join a friendly team where training and ongoing support is provided.

The post is subject to enhanced hours and sleep in payments. An enhanced DBS check will also be undertaken.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact Operations Manager Lisa Daley at lisa.daley@knowsley.gov.uk  / 07824 372293 or Operations Manager Robby Parry at robby.parry@knowsley.gov.uk / 07717 301323

Previous applicants need not apply

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted

The closing date for this vacancy has been extended for the Christmas / New year period