Location: Bedale, North Yorkshire - Benkhill Lodge

Salary: From £12.60 per hour to £13.05 per hour plus £30 payment extra on top of hourly rate per each weekend shift worked

Hours: Part Time, various on a rota basis across Monday to Sunday

Contract: Permanent

Benkhill Lodge is residential service supporting clients and providing personal care to permanent residential clients as well as short term respite clients. At Benkhill Lodge our priority is the people we support and making a difference to them

We are currently looking to recruit a care and support worker - could this be you?  You don’t need to have previous experience of working in care, nor do you need qualifications – we would be delighted to work with you to help you become an excellent care worker.

As a care and support worker every day will be different, you will play an important role in supporting people to achieve the things that matter to them. Your role will be fundamental in delivering, personal care to vulnerable people, ensuring their dignity and maximise their independence.

There is an element of flexibility required for the role and as part of a 7 day service, on a rota basis, you will be required to work some evenings and weekends for which we will pay an enhancement. We could help you to achieve a better work life balance, perhaps enabling you to pursue other employment, hobbies or interests outside of work.

If you’ve got experience, that’s great, we’d love to hear from you. If not, don’t worry, we’ll give you all the help and support you need to settle in quickly. If you do not already hold the Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care that isn’t a problem we will support you to achieve this through our apprenticeship training route.

At NYC we provide a wide range of staff benefits, some of which include:

·         Full support to achieve level 2 in Health & Social Care

·         Extensive training and learning

·         Opportunities for progression into other roles

·         Potential to explore other specialisms such as; learning disabilities and mental health

·         Paid enhancements for any weekend or night working

·         DBS clearance fully paid for by us

·         Pay based on experience and qualifications, with the opportunity for progression

·         Generous mileage allowance for any travel incurred as part of the role

·         Generous holiday entitlement, increasing by length of service

·         Discount platforms from high street and local retailers, child care vouchers, home technology schemes, leisure membership

·         Access to a secure and flexible employee pension scheme

So don’t miss an amazing opportunity like this. Apply Now!

To apply please complete our online application form.

For further information please view the job description and person specification here; Job description.docx

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk. We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.