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Residential Care Assistant

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 Care Assistant .

Contracted start time: 15:30 - 22:00

Contracted Hours: Two week rota (24 hours per week)

Week 1: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday

Week 2: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday

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 offer all the training and support you need to reach your full potential. We will begin by supporting you through your induction. The Care Certificate will form part of your comprehensive induction programme. We will also pay for your training and offer opportunities to progress!

Lancashire County Council offer competitive salaries, generous annual leave, and great staff benefits .

If you want to support Older People to live their lives their way, we would like to hear from you.

For more information about our roles visit our careers website to browse our current vacancies : Jobs, employment and volunteering - Lancashire County Council

If you want to know more about the role, please contact Jaki Parker 01772 538409 for an informal discussion.

If you require assistance in relation to the recruitment process, please contact the OPCS Recruitment Team: [email protected]

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 do not hold a sponsorship licence and can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, your application will not progress.

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

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