Are you passionate about supporting vulnerable adults in our community to enhance their lives?  

Do you have the skills and experience to deliver high-quality care, enabling people to develop and maintain their independence and wellbeing? 

If so, this might be the role for you. As a Health and Social Care Worker, you will have a varied and rewarding role making a real difference to people’s lives.  Working as part of a multidisciplinary team to support adults across Knowsley, you will be part of a friendly team where training and ongoing support is provided. 

We are seeking people willing to work a varied shift pattern including days, evenings, bank holidays and weekends. The post is subject to enhanced hours and sleep in payments as appropriate for shift patterns.  

We are also seeking people who want to consistently work waking nights only each week.  

Please note that due to resourcing requirements, we are not currently recruiting people who are only able to work days in this role.  

Our 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. 

You will provide person centred and bespoke care and support, assisting people to engage in opportunities that are meaningful to them. The role does include providing dignified personal care. 

You will be required to work flexibly and in some part of the service you will be required to lone work. 

As part of the recruitment process we will collate preferences regarding where in the borough you would prefer to work.  

However, we may not be able to accommodate all preferences. Plus, according to operational need, and with reasonable notice, we may at times ask that you work in alternative Together We Care locations within the borough. On some occasions, if it is unavoidable that we have to move your working location at short notice, we will aim for the change to be a reasonable distance from the original working location, if possible. 

An enhanced DBS check will also be undertaken. 

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.  

​We are an Accredited employer under the Liverpool City Region Fair Employment Charter, demonstrating that we are committed to the principle of fair employment and we are dedicated to providing a healthy, fair, inclusive and just workplace.  

As part of your role with the Council, you share a collective responsibility to support and champion children and young people who are cared for by the Council and young people who are care experienced. Children and young people tell us that including this in all job descriptions “is good” because they want all Council employees to understand how important it is to “treat children in care and care experienced young people as they would their own”.  We ask that you do this with the same commitment, care and ambition that any parent would, regardless of your job role or service area. Children and young people tell us that they want all Council employees to be “genuine”, helping to create a supportive environment, remaining alert to any worries and concerns, and ensuring that safeguarding is promoted and responded to appropriately

We welcome applications from local residents and beyond, 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. 

See the benefits of working for Knowsley MBC https://www.knowsley.gov.uk/yes. 

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 

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 

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role and cannot support work visa applications.