Together We Care – Knowsley Council

Are you caring, reliable and passionate about helping others?

If you’re caring, patient and dependable, this is a fantastic opportunity to start a rewarding career in social care — we’ll train and support you every step of the way.

No previous experience as a carer is needed, instead we focus on recruiting kind and caring people. We will provide you with an excellent, fully funded training programme that will give you all the skills and confidence you need.

About the Role

As a Health & Social Care Worker, you’ll support adults in Knowsley to live safely, independently and with dignity. You’ll receive high-quality training from day one, along with ongoing learning and support throughout your career.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting people with daily living tasks
• Providing companionship and emotional support
• Assisting with personal care
• Helping people take part in centre‑based and community activities
• Working within a supportive, dedicated team

Skills & Abilities We’re Looking For

No experience required — just the right values. We’re looking for people who can:

• Work well as part of a flexible, responsive team
• Support people with complex health or behavioural needs while showing dignity, respect and compassion
• Provide physical assistance to meet assessed personal care needs and deliver high‑quality care
• Build positive, appropriate relationships with service users, carers and other professionals
• Keep clear, concise and accurate records, including completing forms and using template document.

Recruitment Process

• As part of the in person assessment, you will be asked to complete a very short, simple written exercise covering basic arithmetic and English.
• This is only to help us understand your ability to record information clearly and manage simple tasks such as petty cash. Please don’t worry — we are not assessing grammar and don’t expect perfect spelling, just that you can write clearly and communicate information in a way that can be understood by others.

 What We Offer

• Excellent, comprehensive training programme — perfect for people new to care
• Ongoing learning and development
• Supportive team culture
• Flexible working patterns
• Competitive pay and council benefits
• Opportunities for career progression

Apply Today

Make a difference with Together We Care, Knowsley Council.

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

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.  

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.  

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. 

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 

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

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.

You will also be asked to bring proof of identification with you to the interview.

There are various Health and Social Care Worker vacancies currently available, please have a look at the Knowsley Council's Vacancies page for further information - Knowsley Council Jobs