Are you interested in supporting Adults in Cumbria
Would you like to be part of our friendly, hardworking teams, making a difference to someone’s life?

We have opportunities for caring and compassionate people to join our Care Services Westmorland and Furness team at Croftside, as both Support Workers and Night Support Workers (Carer, Care Worker, Care Assistant) providing support and care within our Residential Care Services.

About Residential Care

Help older adults live their life how they choose and enjoy their later years. Support people to stay active and healthy by encouraging good nutrition and promoting fitness and mobility, as well as supporting emotional wellness.

About the role

As a Support Worker/Night Support Worker (Carer, Care Worker, Care Assistant) you will get the opportunity to know people individually and support their wellbeing through physical and emotional care. You may also assist with medication, providing personal care, and encouraging our people to achieve or maintain independence.

No experience or qualifications are needed to get started. We will help and support you with fully paid training and development – we are looking for the right people, with the right qualities. If you do have experience then take the next step in your career with us. As a large employer we can offer great opportunities to develop and build your skills to take you where you want to go.

If you’re friendly, compassionate and want to make a difference to people’s lives’, we would love to speak with you!

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

We have contracted hours available from 16 – 34 hours per week and have Relief contacts available for as and when required.

Shift patterns can be discussed at interview, shifts may include earlies, evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays.

About this opportunity

Come and make someone smile! Teach someone something new and make a real difference to someone’s life by just being there?

Our hardworking and friendly teams are looking to recruit more likeminded people to make a difference to our Service User’s lives. Enabling them to access the personalized support they need to live independently in their own homes and access their local communities.

Our Teams promote independence, build life skills and support our Service User’s in their interests and hobbies. This could be a trip to the Zoo, an evening of live entertainment, boating in the Lakes, or supporting football teams.

Depending on the Service user, the level of support needed may vary per person. Responsibilities may include supporting with medication, personal care, nutrition, hydration, Community engagement and emotional care.

We will help and support you with fully paid training and development - we are looking for the right people with the right qualities.

Make someone’s face light up when you walk into the room! Join our incredible teams in Kendal today!

We look forward to hearing from you!

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Housing Officer
Carlisle
£26,250 per annum
Permanent
Full time
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Housing Officer to join a team supporting vulnerable asylum seekers in Carlisle. As a Housing Officer, you will ensure a high standard of accommodation and compliance with the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contract (AASC), focusing on the safety and well-being of service users across Carlisle.
THE ROLE
Key responsibilities include:

• Conduct monthly inspections of properties to ensure safety and compliance.
• Oversee onboarding and withdrawal of properties as per Local Operating Procedures.
• Identify and report property faults, categorizing them for prompt response.
• Undertake minor property repairs within trained scope and provided toolkit.
• Administer operational cash for utility top-ups and emergency payments.
• Manage customer complaints and support issue resolution.
• Participate in the on-call rota to ensure 24/7 service availability.

THE CANDIDATE
Candidates should ideally have experience in a property-related role, though a strong commitment to supporting asylum seekers and excellent communication skills are more important. You should also bring:

• A solid background in face-to-face roles with strong people skills.
• Confidence in conflict management and resolution.
• Strong organizational abilities to handle a demanding workload.
• A valid UK driving licence, with willingness to travel between properties.
• The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and external partners.

THE CONTRACT
Permanent
Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday (on-call rota every 10 weeks)
Salary: £26,250
Company car provided
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for this role, please email a copy of your CV to bethany.wiles@servicecare.org.uk or call on 01772208966 to discuss the role further. Further positions available in locations across the North West - please ask for additional info if interested

Location: Penrith

Contract Type: Full-time, permanent

Specific Hours: 42 hours per week - shift pattern

Salary: Unqualified: A base salary of £26,100.12 per annum with the potential to earn up to £29,357.40 with sleep in shifts

Qualified: A base salary of £27,037.92 per annum with the potential to earn up to £30,295.20 with sleep in shifts

(Qualified Care Worker salary is based on the proven existing completion of a Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare)

North Lakes Children's Services is a well-established local provider of residential care and education for boys aged 6-18. We improve the resilience, self-esteem and abilities of all the young people we work with.

As a Residential Support Worker there is a high expectation placed on you to be "strong, committed and passionate" about your role. The young people are at the centre of everything we do - both for and with them. You are a role model, a listening ear, a warm and approachable person and potentially someone who could inspire and make a massive and significant impact on a young person's life, their choices, who they are and who they can be! You need to promote, support and facilitate the creation of "happy memories" and have fun with them to do so.

We are currently seeking permanent Support Workers to join our team who have a warm and approachable manner, and feel they can make a significant impact on a young person's life in how they recover from early life experiences.

Main Duties

In each home we have detailed shift planners/diaries/handover documents that will outline the specific daily duties and tasks that you will be required to complete, these will be specific to whether it is term-time (school days) or during holiday periods as some of the tasks will differ. The following is a summary of some of your duties during term-time

• Supporting all of the boys daily routines, including getting them up, promoting personal hygiene routines, meals, either school runs or activities
• Supporting room cleans/developing of life skills/independence, promoting socialisation and supporting bed-time routines
• Attending medical/other appointments
• Supporting the plans on the activity planners
• Completion of day sheets for the boys and working with them on their targets
• Completing handover documents/ tasks
• Completion of all daily paperwork
• Completing budgeting requirements
• Completion of daily room checks and daily housecleaning tasks
• Complete any food/other shopping needs, including meal preparation and kitchen hygiene/laundry duties
• Completion of any specific checks such as COSHH, Fire Checks/Car checks
• Liaising and building appropriate relationships with the families, working to find out about special dates for boys and ensuring these are noted/marked, sorting and planning family time contacts

As well as completing the daily tasks, your role will also include being a Keyworker. This should be a privileged role for you with our boys, try to think out of the box and do that little bit extra to help create special occasions and opportunities for them, build strong bonds, show and display warmth, empathy and genuine care.

All Applicants must have:

• Flexibility in your availability is a must as the role will involve sleep in nights and shift work of 14 hours - typically 2 full days on, 2 days off. Rotating start times of 08:00, 12:00, 14:00
• Have an understanding of the issues that face young people in care
• Hold Residential Childcare/Families Practitioner Diploma/Children and Young People's Workforce/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent - or be willing to work towards a required qualification
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Be willing to learn
• Be able to work well as part of a small team
• Be willing to undertake a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position. Your DBS check shall be paid for by ourselves
• Experience with Emotional Behavioural Disorder, Social/Residential Work or Youth Work would be advantageous.
• Have a full, clean UK driving licence and be able to cover at other Residential Homes as and when needed.

This is a wonderful opportunity to join an established Children's service who will offer you:

• A sleep-in allowance of £62.64 per night- potential extra earning of up to £3257.28
• Up to 6 week's holiday per year
• A rota pattern of 2 days on, 2 days off, with staggered start times ranging from 8am, 12noon or 2pm (i.e. 8am-10pm, 12pm-10pm or 2pm-10pm)
• All meals on duty are provided
• Company pension
• Access to our Exchange Employee Discount Scheme
• Access to wellbeing programmes via our Exchange Provision
• Comprehensive training programme, followed by a comprehensive and ongoing CPD Programme
• Access to qualifications (Including Diploma 3/Diploma 5)
• Promotion opportunities
• Monthly clinical and professional supervisions, access to therapeutic support

North Lakes Children's Services is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

We are looking for calm, resourceful and energetic individuals who are well motivated, hardworking and keen to join our friendly team. You will provide person-centred care and support to tenants to take part in all aspects of everyday life and to enjoy a wide range of activities. You will have skills in positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the young people we support. You will have the maturity to be able to work within a positive behaviour support framework, to accept responsibility and to grow in confidence as a skilled practitioner. You must be able to follow agreed guidelines and to work positively within a consistent, mutually supportive team ethos.

You must be willing to actively embrace all aspects of the role including support with personal care and domestic tasks as well as community activities such as walking, swimming and eating out. The ability to support people who can express their needs though challenging behaviour at times is essential. Prior experience in this field of work is beneficial, although not a substitute for an engaging, creative and person centred approach. We will value the personal skills and interests you bring to the role and to the lives of service users, such as sports, walking and outdoor pursuits, creative arts, music and cooking; to name but a few!

The service has easy access to commute to the centre Ulverston. It is easily accessible by car, bus routes from Ulverston centre and from the train station.

This role offers unique and challenging opportunities bringing great job satisfaction to those who are looking to make a positive difference to the lives of others. We provide relevant training including accredited health and social care diplomas through our own training academy. You will be required to work in a flexible manner on a rota which includes evenings, weekends and sleep-ins. In addition to opportunities for personal and career development we offer good conditions of service and a supportive, hands-on management culture.

This is a role which can be enjoyed by people who are committed to making a positive difference, including experienced care workers, graduates and people looking for a stimulating career path into social care. You can chose to be paid on a weekly or monthly basis.

Vacancy Reference Number: 72856

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number




Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.




We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.




We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme.

Customer Service Advisor based in Whitehaven

Offering £12.77 per hour, paid weekly - every Friday

Start date: 2nd December 2024

Full Time, temp to perm contract!

We are recruiting on behalf of our fantastic client based in Whitehaven, within this role you will be joining an existing team within an inbound customer service department. Full training will be provided!

The Role

• Have a passion and commitment to provide the highest levels of customer satisfaction at each customer contact
• To identify and implement process improvements to improve service to the customer and operational performance
• To work in partnership with operations employees at all levels of the organisation to ensure work activities are resolved to the satisfaction of the customer.
• Accurately record and process a variety of customer enquiries.
• Diagnose customer issues through detailed questioning and active listening.
• Investigate and interpret data held on a number of different systems.
• Manage customer expectations and set and agree timescales for actions to be performed.
• Promote products in line with marketing input.
• Conduct outbound calls following events and system unavailability.
• Review own performance statistics and take responsibility for personal development.
• Ability to be able to respond to and resolve written customer contacts.

The Hours:

Our client is offering contracts for 37.5 hours with the option of 2 shift patterns:

​Option 1: ​Week 1: Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm Week 2: Monday - Friday, 10am-6pm + Saturday 8am-4pm (1 weekday rest day) Week 3: Monday - Friday, 12pm-8pm Week 4: Monday - Friday, 8am-4pm Option 2:

​Week 1: Monday - Thursday, 8am-5pm + Friday, 8am-12pm Week 2: Monday - Friday, 9am-6pm + Saturday 10am-2pm (1 weekday rest day) Week 3: Monday - Thursday, 9am-8pm + Friday, 9am-1pm Week 4: Monday - Friday, 11am-8pm + Saturday 11am-3pm (1 weekday rest day)

The Pay: £12.77 per hour

• Paid weekly, every Friday

#CCNorthWest

Location: Wigton

Contract Type: Full-time, permanent

Specific Hours: 42 hours per week - shift pattern

Salary: Unqualified: A base salary of £26,100.12 per annum with the potential to earn up to £29,357.40 with sleep in shifts

Qualified: A base salary of £27,037.92 per annum with the potential to earn up to £30,295.20 with sleep in shifts

(Qualified Care Worker salary is based on the proven existing completion of a Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare)

North Lakes Children's Services is a well-established local provider of residential care and education for boys aged 6-18. We improve the resilience, self-esteem and abilities of all the young people we work with.

As a Residential Support Worker there is a high expectation placed on you to be "strong, committed and passionate" about your role. The young people are at the centre of everything we do - both for and with them. You are a role model, a listening ear, a warm and approachable person and potentially someone who could inspire and make a massive and significant impact on a young person's life, their choices, who they are and who they can be! You need to promote, support and facilitate the creation of "happy memories" and have fun with them to do so.

We are currently seeking permanent Support Workers to join our team who have a warm and approachable manner, and feel they can make a significant impact on a young person's life in how they recover from early life experiences.

Main Duties

In each home we have detailed shift planners/diaries/handover documents that will outline the specific daily duties and tasks that you will be required to complete, these will be specific to whether it is term-time (school days) or during holiday periods as some of the tasks will differ. The following is a summary of some of your duties during term-time

• Supporting all of the boys daily routines, including getting them up, promoting personal hygiene routines, meals, either school runs or activities
• Supporting room cleans/developing of life skills/independence, promoting socialisation and supporting bed-time routines
• Attending medical/other appointments
• Supporting the plans on the activity planners
• Completion of day sheets for the boys and working with them on their targets
• Completing handover documents/ tasks
• Completion of all daily paperwork
• Completing budgeting requirements
• Completion of daily room checks and daily housecleaning tasks
• Complete any food/other shopping needs, including meal preparation and kitchen hygiene/laundry duties
• Completion of any specific checks such as COSHH, Fire Checks/Car checks
• Liaising and building appropriate relationships with the families, working to find out about special dates for boys and ensuring these are noted/marked, sorting and planning family time contacts

As well as completing the daily tasks, your role will also include being a Keyworker. This should be a privileged role for you with our boys, try to think out of the box and do that little bit extra to help create special occasions and opportunities for them, build strong bonds, show and display warmth, empathy and genuine care.

All Applicants must have:

• Flexibility in your availability is a must as the role will involve sleep in nights and shift work of 14 hours - typically 2 full days on, 2 days off. Rotating start times of 08:00, 12:00, 14:00
• Have an understanding of the issues that face young people in care
• Hold Residential Childcare/Families Practitioner Diploma/Children and Young People's Workforce/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent - or be willing to work towards a required qualification
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Be willing to learn
• Be able to work well as part of a small team
• Be willing to undertake a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position. Your DBS check shall be paid for by ourselves
• Experience with Emotional Behavioural Disorder, Social/Residential Work or Youth Work would be advantageous.
• Have a full, clean UK driving licence and be able to cover at other Residential Homes as and when needed.

This is a wonderful opportunity to join an established Children's service who will offer you:

• A sleep-in allowance of £62.64 per night- potential extra earning of up to £3257.28
• Up to 6 week's holiday per year
• A rota pattern of 2 days on, 2 days off, with staggered start times ranging from 8am, 12noon or 2pm (i.e. 8am-10pm, 12pm-10pm or 2pm-10pm)
• All meals on duty are provided
• Company pension
• Access to our Exchange Employee Discount Scheme
• Access to wellbeing programmes via our Exchange Provision
• Comprehensive training programme, followed by a comprehensive and ongoing CPD Programme
• Access to qualifications (Including Diploma 3/Diploma 5)
• Promotion opportunities
• Monthly clinical and professional supervisions, access to therapeutic support

North Lakes Children's Services is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Do you have the commitment and positive values to make a difference to the lives of people living in our Vale House supported living service in Barrow in Furness?

Our Supported Living Service in Barrow provides person-centred support to four adults who have learning disabilities, some of whom are on the autistic spectrum and have complex needs.

We are looking for calm, resourceful and energetic individuals who are well motivated, hardworking and keen to join our friendly team. You will provide person-centred care and support to tenants to take part in all aspects of everyday life and to enjoy a wide range of activities. You will have skills in positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the young people we support. You will have the maturity to be able to work within a positive behaviour support framework, to accept responsibility and to grow in confidence as a skilled practitioner. You must be able to follow agreed guidelines and to work positively within a consistent, mutually supportive team ethos.

You will have the opportunity to undertake the responsible role of being a Key Worker/Co-worker. This will enable you to plan alongside members of the person’s circle of support to enable individuals to be happy, healthy and to be successful in achieving their wishes and aspirations. Our Person centred planning meetings and processes are co-produced with the people we support and their families to promote a unified approach. Together we set meaningful and aspirational goals which Key Workers have a particular responsibility to work towards. This will provide you with a great experience to enable you to develop skills which can underpin a successful career in adult social care.

You must be willing to actively embrace all aspects of the role including support with personal care and domestic tasks as well as community activities such as walking, swimming and going to the gym. The ability to support people who can express their needs though challenging behaviour at times is essential. Prior experience in this field of work is beneficial, although not a substitute for an engaging, creative and person centred approach. We will value the personal skills and interests you bring to the role and to the lives of service users, such as sports, walking and outdoor pursuits, creative arts, music and cooking; to name but a few!

This role offers unique and challenging opportunities bringing great job satisfaction to those who are looking to make a positive difference to the lives of others. We provide relevant training including accredited health and social care diplomas through our own training academy. You will be required to work in a flexible manner on a rota which includes evenings, weekends and sleep-ins. In addition to opportunities for personal and career development we offer good conditions of service and a supportive, hands-on management culture.

This is a role which can be enjoyed by people who are committed to making a positive difference, including experienced care workers, graduates and people looking for a stimulating career path into social care. You can chose to be paid on a weekly or monthly basis.

Being a car driver and car owner (or access to a vehicle) is preferred, but not essential for this role.



Vacancy Reference Number: 71865

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.




Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.




We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.




We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme.

Landmarc Support Services are currently seeking to recruit a Training Area Operative (Motor Transport Driver) to join our dedicated team. In this role you will play a key part in helping to maintain a safe, efficient and sustainable place for our Armed Forces to train.

We are looking for someone enthusiastic about working in an outdoor environment, dedicated to supporting the Military. Landmarc provide full training and continuous development opportunities, making this a fantastic opportunity to start a career on the Defence Training Estate.

Package Description

Landmarc will provide you with a competitive salary; in addition to this, we also offer the following main benefits, amongst many others:

Pension

Landmarc offers all employees an opportunity to join our company stakeholder pension scheme, whereby the company will contribute up to 8% of the employee’s salary.

Holiday

Annual leave allowance will increase in recognition of your continued service.

Holiday purchase – purchase up to 10 more days’ holiday to use throughout the year.

Other benefits

Edenred – employee savings scheme

Annual salary review, in consultation with the recognised Trade Unions

Life assurance insured for three times your annual salary, to help the loved ones

Reimbursement of professional fees and on-going training

Health Cash Plan – All employees can join. You can also add up to four children under the age of 24 to your policy

Family friendly policy

Sick pay - After 6 months of service

* Application updates may be sent to you via email, please ensure you check your emails regularly. Please note some emails may arrive in your junk mail folder

Main Responsibilities

Operation and maintenance of plant and equipment (training provided)

Deployment of targets and military equipment at various locations in both UK and Abroad

Driving and operating fleet vehicles

Complete all necessary documentation using both IT and paper-based systems

Ability to maintain tachograph records in accordance with UK and EU operating licence legislation and regulations

The Ideal Candidate

HGV driver. Licence Cat C and CPC are essential

C+E and D/D1 desirable/preferred

Knowledge of UK haulage regulations for road

Open to additional training on different vehicle types inclusive of plant machinery to facilitate contractual obligations to the military

Excellent communication skills

Basic IT skills with ability to use a tablet

Ability to work effectively in a diverse, fast-paced team environment

Good understanding of Health & Safety protocols

A valid Manual UK driving licence is essential to carry out the duties of this role

About The Company

Landmarc provides the support services that enable Armed Forces from around the world to prepare for frontline military operations across the UK Defence Training Estate (DTE). This includes maintaining and delivering safe and sustainable infrastructure, managing and operating training areas and ranges and delivering multi-million pound projects to improve vital training assets.

By joining Landmarc you will be supporting our vision to provide the best training experience we can for our Armed Forces. We are the first and only Special Purpose Vehicle to be contracted by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) as their Industry Partner on the UK Defence Training Estate and the only company that is solely dedicated to the UK DTE, delivering essential support services since 2003.

We are looking for a Full Time Temporary Catering Assistant to join the team in our Restaurant in Houghton Hall Garden Centre.

Our competitive rates of pay range from £9.58 to £11.46 per hour dependent on age.

The hours for this role are 40 per week over 5 days. All positions include weekends working so flexibility is a must.

This is a temporary role until approx Jan 2025.

The Role

As a Catering Assistant, you have a responsibility to support the kitchen team for prepare fabulous meals to order for our customers.

What you will be doing as a Catering Assistant?

• Support in all areas of food production working with fresh ingredients.
• Preparing hot and cold snacks and deli items to order.
• Carry out food preparation checks in line with food hygiene safety standards
• Cleaning of all back of house and kitchen preparation areas and equipment.
• Closing back of house area each day to our company standards.

What makes you our perfect Catering Assistant?

• Excellent communication skills.
• Great teamwork.
• Hardworking
• Shift flexibility including weekends.
• The ability to work well and efficiently under pressure.

The benefits!

• Competitive rates of pay
• Healthy work/life balance with no evening work
• Access to 100s of retail and lifestyle experiences and discounts
• Health Cash Plans
• Generous staff discounts
• 6 weeks Annual Leave per year


Sound Interesting?

If you think you’ve got what it takes and would like to join our team as a Catering Assistant, please click 'Apply’ now.

Summary

Job Description for Electrical Technical Support:

There's never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At NNL, you'll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career.

We're an organisation that's here to experiment and push the limits of what's possible. So, if you're keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at NNL, anything is possible.

Technical Support are responsible for providing Engineering support to the Infrastructure Compliance Engineering team to assist in delivering expertise in general plant, system, equipment reliability, configuration management or other specialised subject matter needed to satisfy the multi-faceted needs of the organisation.

Exciting news! NNL is piloting a 4-day work pattern for our Compliance Engineering Maintenance Team at the Central Site. This work pattern is designed to provide our employees with greater flexibility, which in turn supports their work-life balance while maintaining our standards of service.

Main Responsibilities

Main Responsibilities for Electrical Technical Support:

• Responsible for development of pragmatic fit-for-purpose engineering solutions that meet the objectives of the organisation in a cost-effective manner.
• Support maintenance activities by implementing and maintaining the technical basis of maintenance (TBoM) process, in addition they will assist with planning for complex maintenance activities based on insight and equipment experience.
• Accountable to the Maintenance Delivery Manager for ensuring all maintenance tasks are clearly briefed, understood and are performed safely and on schedule to ensure safe operation of the facility.
• Comply with legislative, regulatory and company procedures and standards e.g. safety, quality, risk, security appropriate to the role.
• Responsible for ensuring the delivery of work complies with all site requirements and plant and personnel are operating within the safety envelope.
• Responsible for assisting in the production of any PMP's required within Compliance Engineering, this will include presenting at committee.
• Supporting the E&I Team Leader in installation, modifications and commissioning of installed equipment, including identifying and assisting in delivery of plant and process improvements.
• Responsible for producing appropriate Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) for any maintenance or breakdown tasks identified by the Team Leader.
• Attend any forums as appropriate to keep abreast of best practice around other facilities, responsible for sharing and implementing any learning around their facility.

Ideal Candidate

Essential Criteria for Electrical Technical Support:

• Degree Qualified (Electrical) or HND in an equivalent discipline. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of stated qualification.
• Strong communications skills, ability to communicate key information with customers, suppliers and stakeholders.
• Ability to demonstrate conservative decision making, even in pressure situations.
• Demonstrable knowledge of operational & maintenance requirements.
• Evidence of self-motivation with demonstrable levels of drive, energy and resilience.
• Ability to interface on a technical level with Design and Capability teams.
• Requirement to become appointed as Safety Supervisor.
• Required to become PMP Manager.
• Requirement to become appointed as Sub Contractor Supervisor.
• Ability to obtain DV level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial, criminal record checks, interview plus 10 years of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Electrical Technical Support:

• Hold IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent as a minimum qualification.
• A thorough awareness of nuclear, conventional safety and security requirements applicable to their area of responsibility.
• Ability to demonstrate supervisory experience for operations undertaken within a nuclear plant.
• Good general safety case awareness with demonstrable knowledge of nuclear safety mechanisms (SM), safety related equipment (SRE) and Safety Features (SF).
• Ability to interface on a technical level with Design and Capability teams.

Why join us?

NNL isn't just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It's also a place where you'll feel appreciated and valued. We're creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired.

We also offer a range of employee benefits:

• Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage.
• NNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, NNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), NNL will still contribute 10%.
• Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays.
• Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK
• Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions.
• Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes.
• Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges.
• Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly.
• Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury.
• Access to 'Mydiscounts' which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance.
• Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply).

About The Company

NNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole.

This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

Recruitment Agency Notice

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.

Care Assistant (Nights) based at Amathea, Workington

Available Hours:

Fixed term - Full time - 39 hours available per week

Are you looking to use your skills to benefit older people in a homely environment? A career in Social Care could be for you…

Please note we are only accepting candidates currently living within a 10-mile radius of the Care Home

About the role

As a Care Assistant at MHA you will provide the highest quality of care to our residents enabling them to live later life well. Duties will be varied and include supporting our residents with personal care needs and helping them to take part in a wide range of activities that support their health and wellbeing. Every day will be different and you'll have the opportunity to use your people skills to make a real difference.

About you

The right values, attitude and behaviours are more important than your previous career background. Therefore whilst previous care experience is desirable it is not essential and we'll provide all the training and support you need to thrive. You don't need any qualifications to get started as a Care Assistant.

You will have a kind, warm and caring nature and be able to work well as part of a team but also use your own initiative. Patience, communication and listening skills are equally important. So, if you have the ability to change someone's mood, lift spirits and truly care for those around you, we'd love to hear from you.

To apply, please visit email or visit our website mha.org.uk

For more information about the role please review the attached job description.

Why join?

You will be joining an organisation with strong values, a highly supportive culture and a commitment to the safety and wellbeing of employees. In addition, you will work alongside highly motivated colleagues in an environment of strong teamwork whilst also having fun. This is a hugely rewarding role and a career to be proud of where every day you will go home knowing you made a positive difference to the lives of older people.

In addition to a highly competitive salary, we offer a lot more:

• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) and an option to buy annual leave.
• Pension.
• Life assurance.
• A discount scheme which includes savings with retail stores and online purchases.
• Access to a number of nationally recognised training courses and qualifications.
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities.
• Employee assistance programme including free counselling and legal advice.
• Access to chaplaincy and pastoral support.
• Access to wellbeing resources.
• Recommend a friend scheme.
• Family friendly policies.
• Long service awards.
• Free uniform and DBS check.
• Healthcare scheme at competitive rates.

About us

MHA is the UK's largest charity care provider and our mission is to 'enable people to live later life well'. Through 90 specialist care homes, 70 thriving retirement living schemes and 62 vibrant community services and befriending, we inspire the best care and wellbeing at every stage of later life. We have over 7,600 dedicated colleagues and are supported by over 4,000 generous volunteers. All our donations and any surplus we generate is invested into the services we provide for our 18,500 residents and members. Our values underpin our entire approach: we nurture mind body and spirit; we respect every person, treating them with dignity; and we inspire the best in each other.

About the home

At Amathea, we provide residential and dementia care for our 40 residents in purpose-built, en suite accommodation. We're situated in the heart of Cumbrian market town, Workington, close to the River Derwent. It's a wonderfully welcoming space designed to help us deliver personalised care in a warm, supportive and safe environment.

For more information about the home, please click here

MHA are fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as this is embedded in our values: respect, nurture and inspire. In addition, as a committed employer we have been awarded level 2 under the Disability Confident Scheme. Click here to read more about this.

Please note that interviews may take place prior to the closing date and if a suitable candidate is appointed the role may close early.

Recruitment agencies: please note, MHA do not accept unsolicited CV's from recruitment agencies, regardless of whether they are on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL). We only accept CV's from agencies that have been appointed and briefed by MHA's Talent Acquisition Team.

Summary

Job Description for Control Systems Technical Support:

There's never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At NNL, you'll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career.

We're an organisation that's here to experiment and push the limits of what's possible. So, if you're keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at NNL, anything is possible.

The Control Systems Technical Support will report to the Instrument Engineer and work across both Central and Windscale Labs responsible for providing front line technical support to the Infrastructure Compliance Engineering team. The applicant will assist in delivering expertise in Control Systems such as Programmable Electronic Systems (PES), Building Management Systems (BMS), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), DCS & SCADA systems, including equipment reliability, configuration management or other specialised subject matter needed to satisfy the multi-faceted needs of the organisation.

Main Responsibilities for Control Systems Technical Support:

• Responsible for development of pragmatic fit-for-purpose PES engineering solutions that meet the objectives of the organisation in a cost-effective manner.


• Support maintenance activities by implementing and maintaining the PES technical basis of maintenance (TBoM) process across both facilities, in addition they will assist with planning for complex maintenance activities based on insight and equipment experience.


• Accountable to the Instrument Engineer for ensuring all maintenance tasks are clearly briefed, understood and are performed safely and on schedule to ensure safe operation of the facility.


• Comply with legislative, regulatory and company procedures and standards e.g. safety, quality, risk, security appropriate to the role.


• Responsible for ensuring the delivery of work complies with all site requirements and plant and personnel are operating within the safety envelope.


• Responsible for assisting in the production of any Plant Modification Proposals, Temporary Software Modifications and other PES Management and Cyber categorisation documents.


• Supporting the facilities in installation, modifications and commissioning of installed equipment, including identifying and assisting in delivery of plant and process improvements.


• Become nominated on the Facilities PES systems, undertake interventions duties including permanent & temporary software modifications, upload & download of software, startup & shutdown etc.


• Responsible for producing appropriate Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) for any maintenance or breakdown tasks identified (PES).


• Attend any forums as appropriate to keep abreast of best practice around other facilities, responsible for sharing and implementing any learning around their facility.

Essential Criteria for Control Systems Technical Support:

• Electrical & Instrument Apprenticeship, minimum HNC qualification. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of stated qualification.


• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of PES, PLC, BMS, DCS and SCADA systems, including operational and maintenance requirements.


• Strong communications skills, ability to communicate key information with customers, suppliers and stakeholders.


• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of Programmable Electronic System frontline technical support.


• Ability to demonstrate conservative decision making, even in pressure situations.


• Demonstrable knowledge of operational & maintenance requirements.


• Evidence of self-motivation with demonstrable levels of drive, energy and resilience.


• Ability to interface on a technical level with Design and Capability teams.


• Requirement to become appointed as SSOW Originator (Person Organising Work) & Task Supervisor with Sub-Contractor Supervisor.


• Required to become PMP Manager.


• Requirement to become PES nominated on NNL PES and undertake intervention duties as specified.


• Ability to obtain DV level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial, criminal record checks, interview plus 10 years of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Control Systems Technical Support:

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of cyber security and protection methods.


• Hold IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent as a minimum qualification.


• A thorough awareness of nuclear, conventional safety and security requirements applicable to their area of responsibility.


• Ability to demonstrate supervisory experience for operations undertaken within a nuclear plant.


• Good general safety case awareness with demonstrable knowledge of nuclear safety mechanisms (SM), safety related equipment (SRE) and Safety Features (SF).

Why join us?

NNL isn't just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It's also a place where you'll feel appreciated and valued. We're creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired.

We also offer a range of employee benefits:

• Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage.


• NNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, NNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), NNL will still contribute 10%.


• Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays.


• Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK


• Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions.


• Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes.


• Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges.


• Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly.


• Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones.


• Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury.


• Access to 'Mydiscounts' which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance.


• Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply).

About The Company

NNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole.

This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

Recruitment Agency Notice

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.

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