Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 21 per week

Salary: NJC Grade E SCP 12 - 17 £27,711 - £30,060 pro rata per annum (£14.36 - £15.58 per hour)

Closing Date: 27th June 2025 at 12 Noon

To provide planned short breaks and respite for vulnerable adults and provide a planned break from caring role for their relatives/family/carers.

To provide personal and practical assistance to vulnerable service users through the night and provide customers and colleagues with full and accurate information about the user’s situation. The role involves lone working and is a night post. The post is a three week rolling rota.  

We offer a wide range of Continuous Professional Development opportunities based on an individual’s specific needs and requirements.

For more information or any queries about the role please contact Helen Sigley, Clare Barker or Cath Mannion on 01253 477995 or 01254 477864

If you require any information on Care and Support recruitment opportunities, advice or support on completing applications: please contact Adult Social Care Resilience Team on 01253 478444 or Email asc.resilience@blackpool.gov.uk 

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The successful applicant will be required to work outside of a 7am to 8pm Monday to Friday work pattern and will receive an additional payment on top of the quoted salary as a result.

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