Total 27 customer service job vacancies in barrow furness cumbria

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

Our client in Carlisle is looking to hire a Multi Skilled Operative to their team on a permanent basis. You will be working on domestic and void properties carrying out maintenance and refurbs.

Monday - Friday
£30,000
37 Hours Per Week
Company Vehicle Included

Job Role

• To be part of the clients property Maintenance team responsible for Joinery and Multi Skilled Maintenance projects or services undertaken
• To carry out domestic Maintenance duties to a high standard and within reasonable time frames.
• Pre-inspect and diagnose selected repair requirements.

Requirements

• NVQ Level 2 or above in a relevant trade such as Joinery/Plastering/Plumbing
• Multi trade ability
• Driving License

Our client in Barrow is looking to hire a Multi Skilled Operative to their team on a permanent basis. You will be working on domestic and void properties carrying out maintenance and refurbs.

Monday - Friday
£30,000
37 Hours Per Week
Company Vehicle Included

Job Role

• To be part of the clients property Maintenance team responsible for Joinery and Multi Skilled Maintenance projects or services undertaken
• To carry out domestic Maintenance duties to a high standard and within reasonable time frames.
• Pre-inspect and diagnose selected repair requirements.

Requirements

• NVQ Level 2 or above in a relevant trade such as Joinery/Plastering/Plumbing
• Multi trade ability
• Driving License

The successful candidate will provide support Younger People with varied Learning Disabilities including ADHD, ASD, SEMH and SLCN as well as Developmental Trauma, Neuro-developmental Conditions and Special Educational Needs. The service received a rating of 'GOOD' in their most recent Ofsted report.

Job Purpose: Psychologist

Salary: £60,941-£71,520 per annum + £250 Service Care Solutions Welcome Bonus

Location: Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:30-16:30

Contract: Full-time | 37.5 Hours

The post holder will work as part of the Multidisciplinary Team to engage, encourage and inspire the Younger People to be themselves.
Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the needs and views of our children and young people are at the heart of everything we do: offering evidence based, holistic and child-centred assessments and interventions across the Three Waves of Intervention and in line with the Therapeutic Focus Model.
• To undertake high quality clinical assessments of children and young people and develop formulations of therapeutic need. To write reports as part of a multidisciplinary team or individually to reflect assessment, progress and outcomes as required.
• To work closely with our children and young people ensuring personalised adaptable plans of support, communicating, reviewing and celebrating children and young people's success and achievement with them.
• To develop evidence based programmes of intervention and to formally evaluate the impact and outcomes of such interventions.
• To role model to all children and young people, education and care colleagues how to promote positive mental health, self-esteem, and relationships.
• To develop professional relationships with home and school staff.
• Organise and facilitate internal child focused meetings in partnership with the Homes Therapists, ensuring appropriate staff are invited.

Essential

• Psychology Qualification
• Professional Registration (HCPC)

• Substantial experience working with Children & Younger People

Benefits

• £250 Welcome Bonus, paid via Service Care Solutions
• Family Healthcare Plan - Access to instant check-ups and consultations
• Car Purchase Scheme
• Career Development and Training
• Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Support
• Pension Contribution
• Life Insurance
• High-Street Vouchers and Apple Scheme
• Family Days Out
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Free Meals

Are you happy with your current agency? At Service Care Solutions, we believe in rewarding your loyalty and hard-work!

• £250 Welcome Bonus - We are offering a Welcome Bonus of £250, paid after completion of four weeks in your new placement.

• Refer a Friend (Earn up to £750 per Referral) - Simply refer your friend. If they get the role, we'll give you up to £750 per Referral.

A client within the public sector based in Cumbria is currently recruiting for a Maintenance Surveyor to join their team as soon as possible. The client is offering a full time, contract position with the ideal candidate having experience of working within a housing environment.

The Role

Key purpose of the role is to challenge spend and quality of works, keeping projects and programmes of work to be delivered on time and within budget.

Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Carrying out pre and post inspections of repairs on both responsive and void properties, managing a patch covering North Lakes, ensuring high-quality work.
• Providing technical advice and support to our trades, maintenance managers, subcontractors and suppliers so we deliver a high-quality, cost-effective and compliant service.
• Contract management including progress against building works schedules.
• Utilising customer insight to support us in delivering on our customer promise.
• Managing any disrepair cases and helping customers combat damp and mould issues in their homes. Accurately measuring materials to enable a 'right first time' approach.
• Ensuring void re-servicing is carried out to a high standard, enabling re-let as soon as possible

The Candidate

To be considered for this role you will require Building surveying experience including property condition and dilapidation surveys and specifying remedial works. Hold a Building Surveying qualification HND, HNC or Degree Level.

It will be essential to be in experiences in the below:

• Current knowledge of building repairs, construction as well as CDM roles and responsibility.
• Able to manage, control budgets and expenditure.
• A vehicle insured for business purposes.
• A self-starter approach, able to work unsupervised to manage your own patch, working commercially to deliver our programmes of work on time and to budget.

The client is looking to move quickly with this role and as such are offering £20 p/h PAYE (approx. £600 p/w)

How to Apply

If this position sounds of interest, email a copy of your up-to-date CV to amy.dhawan@servicecare.org.uk or call Amy at Service Care Construction on 01772 208967 to discuss the vacancy in more detail.

Also, if this role is not of interest to you, but you are looking for new opportunities, please still get in touch as we cover all construction-related vacancies across the region.

Referral Bonus

If this role is not suitable for yourself, but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on their details, or forward these details to them. If they are successful in applying, you will receive a £250 referral bonus upon completion of an initial probationary period.

Service Care Solutions are seeking interest, to increase capacity of the Commercial team at Cumbria Police for up to a 6-month period to deal with workload. We are looking for innovative and creative individual with skills, knowledge, and experience of working within a Public Sector procurement environment.

Location: Penrith (Hybrid)

Pay: Umbrella rate: £24.72

Knowledge/experience required:

• Relevant professional qualification (ideally CIPS level 4 or above/ working towards), and/or relevant experience in this field.
• Working knowledge of public procurement regulations/ working in a Public Sector procurement environment.
• Procurement practitioner experience of undertaking quote & tender exercises.
• Experience in stakeholder/customer engagement/ supplier relationship & contract management.
• Experience of developing/delivering effective working alliances, partnerships, and services.
• Excellent communication, team working/leadership skills.
• Good problem solving and innovative thinking.
• Ability to effectively prioritise own and other workloads.
• Good IT skills (desirable experience of Oracle/ oracle Fusion, E-tendering portals & contract databases).

If you are interested in this role or want further discussion, please contact Lewis Ashcrofteither via email: lewis.ashcroft@servicecare.org.uk or tel: 01772208962. Alternatively, if you have any friend or colleagues that might be interested, please feel free to refer them as we a have a referral scheme in place of up to £400.

Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting a Learning Disability experienced Support Worker in Cumbria.

We require full time availability, with no VISA restrictions and ideally a car driver due to location.

Provide personalised, high-quality care and support to individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism, Brain Injuries and Complex Needs.

Main Duties

• Foster warm relationships to encourage expression of needs.
• Respect privacy and maintain dignity.
• Assist in developing practical and social skills.
• Provide personal care with sensitivity and respect for preferences.
• Promote self-esteem and empower decision-making.
• Boost confidence through positive reinforcement.
• Assist with daily tasks like shopping, meal prep, and chores.
• Encourage and support self-care and independent living.
• Support cultural, spiritual, and personal identity needs.
• Facilitate access to social and leisure activities.
• Encourage community participation and healthy lifestyle choices.

Person Specification

The successful Support Worker must:

• Have demonstrable Knowledge and experience working within Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Mental Health and/or additional needs providing high quality care and support and promote independence.
• Show strong verbal communication skills with the ability to listen sensitively to others.
• Demonstrate good written communication, with the ability to contribute to record keeping system.
• Ability to provide sympathetic emotional and practical support to service users.

Service Care Solutions Benefits

• £250 Referral Bonus (T&Cs apply)
• £150 Job Referral
• Fully online and paperless registration
• FREE Registration Process including Enhanced DBS Check, Occupational Health Appointments, Mandatory and Practical Training, Uniform
• Dedicated and Experienced One-to-One Specialist Consultant
• £250 Yearly CPD/Training Allowance

Interested? Please contact Carly Harrison at Service Care Solutions.

Service Care Solutions are recruiting for a Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse to work on an ongoing agency basis for a NHS Mental Health hospital, based within Barrow-in-Furness. The successful candidate will be able to choose their own shift pattern, enabling a healthy work life balance.

SHIFTS: Available Monday to Sunday

SHIFT PATTERNS: Earlies: 0730-1500 Lates: 1230-2030 Long Days: 0730-2030 Nights: 2000-0800

SPECIALISMS: Acute adult admission/treatment and assessment for organic illnesses, such as Dementia.

SKILLS REQUIRED: Previous NHS experience essential and at least one year experience working within a similar role.

The Role:

• Provide a high standard of care to individuals (adults and older adults) with mental illness.
• Develop therapeutic relationships to optimise patient engagement.
• Contribute to patient assessments, compiling a plan of care alongside the individual, and monitoring patient progress.
• Follow all codes of conduct, standards and legislation, respecting the rights of others and promoting ethical practice.

The Person

• 12 months minimum UK experience working as a Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Current NMC Registration
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
• You'll be warm and engaging while showing real empathy with service users and their individual circumstances.
• International applicants are unfortunately unable to be considered.

Benefits

• Flexible hours and working pattern
• £250 sign-up bonus
• £350 Referral Bonus
• Free on-site Parking
• Dedicated and experienced one-to-one consultant support
• Competitive rates of pay for temporary and fixed contract work
• Subsidised training /FREE mandatory training

Service Care Solutions are currently working with a charity to fill a long term contract for a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker. This role will be closely managing a caseload of Opiate, Alcohol and Non-Opiate cohort.

Key role and responsibilities for Recovery Worker

• Completing Comprehensive Assessments
• Managing a high caseload of complex cases
• Completing Care Plans & Risk Assessments
• Working closely with Substance Misuse clients
• Deliver harm reduction advice for needle & syringe, recovery interventions, blood borne virus intervention and overdose prevention
• Enable service users to access education, employment services, health services, and wellbeing & recovery support activities

Minimum requirements for Recovery Worker

• Knowledge of completing Comprehensive Assessments
• Experience managing a high caseload of complex clients
• Able to manage a mixed caseload of Opiate, Alcohol and Non-opiate cohort
• Excellent safeguarding knowledge
• Comfortable working in a busy environment
• Able to identify risks and take appropriate action

Our client has over 30 years' experience in delivering exceptional care and support to adults and young people across the UK. They focus on providing support for the 'journey' of those suffering from Alcohol & Drug addiction from start to finish offering a variety of services.

What we offer for a Recovery Worker

• Competitive Rate of £20PH depending on experience
• Fantastic £250 referral bonus
• £150 sign up bonus

If you want to hear more about this Substance Misuse Recovery Worker role please send us your CV by clicking 'apply now'!

Service Care Legal are currently working alongside an award winning firm, based in Cumbria. They are looking for an Property Litigation Solicitor with 2 years PQE to join their Legal team. This is an excellent opportunity to work amongst the legal experts and progress your career. Please find below further details with regards to the position.

Role: Property Litigation Solicitor

Location: Kendal

Salary: £35,000 - £55,000

PQE: 2 years

Responsibilities:

• Conduct legal research and provide clients with sound legal advice tailored to their specific circumstances.
• Draft pleadings, witness statements, and other court documents.
• Liaise and correspond with the Court, instruct counsel
• and experts
• Able to handle high caseload in Property Litigation from start to completion.

About you:

• Excellent knowledge of property law and litigation procedures.
• Strong advocacy, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage a high-volume caseload while maintaining attention to detail.
• Proficient in legal research tools and case management software.
• Qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Legal Executive with 2 years PQE.

Benefits:

• Pension Scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Private health care

If you or someone that you know would be interested in applying to the Property Litigation Solicitor vacancy, then don't hesitate to get in touch with Aanisah Khan via email, Aanisah.Khan@servicecare.org.uk, or via phone at 01772208969.

We also welcome referrals for this position, where a successful recommendation would be worth £250.

Service Care Solutions have an exciting opportunity for a Bar and Waiting Staff to join a client they are working with based out of a Hotel in the heart of the Lake District.

Working in a bespoke setting, we are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to support in various areas of a restaurant.

Your key duties will include;

• Being a positive presence in the restaurant looking after guests from the start of their meal through to the final bill.
• Work with the kitchen and bar staff to organise the delivery of dishes and drinks to staff.
• Prepare and serve drinks from an extensive range of drinks list for the bar guests and dining guests.
• Be the welcome and the goodbye for all guests, guiding them to the tables and taking table reservations and room orders.

Ideally you will have experience in a similar role however if not, full training will be provided.

Requirements:

• Be over the age of 18 (Serving alcoholic drinks)
• Flexibility - To work on a rota and be available on weekends.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Free parking
• Ongoing job training
• Career progression
• High street discounts
• Refer a Friend scheme
• 1 free stay at hotel within calender year
• Free meals
• Complimentary access to Fitness and Leisure facilities
• Live in option (£250 per month - deducted from wages)

If you would like more information on this role, and to apply, contact Prakash today by emailing prakash.panchani@servicecare.org.uk or call 01772 208967.

We are looking for an experienced Support Worker to work multiple services in and around the Barrow-in-Furness locality. The services promote the independence, inclusion and well-being of people with care and support needs, such as, Autism, Mental Health, Learning Difficulties and Physical Disabilities.

This role is agency and is fully flexible allowing you to work around any commitments, promoting a healthy work life balance.

The Role:

• Providing support with personal care, domestic tasks and supporting individuals to access work, education and social opportunities.
• Help clients with mobility, including transfers from bed to wheelchair or assistance with walking.
• Provide companionship and emotional support, helping clients feel valued and understood.

The Person

• 12 months minimum experience working as a Healthcare Assistant/Support Worker
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Driver preferred but not essential.
• International applicants are unfortunately unable to be considered.

Benefits

• Flexible hours and working pattern
• £150 sign-up bonus
• £280 referral bonus
• Free On-site Parking
• Dedicated and experienced one-to-one consultant support
• Competitive rates of pay for temporary and fixed contract work

This role is available for an immediate start please forward your CV as soon as possible to apply.

We are looking for an experienced Health Care Assistant to work within an assessment unit for patients with Dementia, based in Barrow-in-Furness. The unit provides assessment and treatment for people suffering from dementia when they are unable to remain in their own environment, delivering an individual care and treatment plan in a safe supported environment.

This role is fully flexible allowing you to work around any commitments, promoting a healthy work life balance.

SHIFTS: Available Monday to Sunday

SHIFT PATTERNS: Earlies: 0730-1500 Lates: 1230-2030 Long Days: 0730-2030 Nights: 2000-0800

SPECIALISMS: Older Adults - assessment for organic illnesses, such as Dementia.

The Role:

• Assisting patients with daily activities such as personal care.
• Assisting qualified nursing staff where necessary.
• Making patients feel comfortable and calm.

The Person

• 12 months minimum experience working as a Healthcare Assistant in a residential or inpatient setting.
• Excellent Communication Skills
• International applicants are unfortunately unable to be considered.

Benefits

• Flexible hours and working pattern
• £150 sign-up bonus
• £280 referral bonus
• Free On-site Parking
• Dedicated and experienced one-to-one consultant support
• Competitive rates of pay for temporary and fixed contract work

This role is available for an immediate start please forward your CV as soon as possible to apply.

Service Care Solutions are recruiting for a Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse to work on an ongoing agency basis for a NHS Mental Health hospital, based within Barrow-in-Furness. The successful candidate will be able to choose their own shift pattern, enabling a healthy work life balance.

SHIFTS: Available Monday to Sunday

SHIFT PATTERNS: Earlies: 0730-1500 Lates: 1230-2030 Long Days: 0730-2030 Nights: 2000-0800

SPECIALISMS: Acute adult admission/treatment and assessment for organic illnesses, such as Dementia.

SKILLS REQUIRED: Previous NHS experience essential and at least one year experience working within a similar role.

The Role:

• Provide a high standard of care to individuals (adults and older adults) with mental illness.
• Develop therapeutic relationships to optimise patient engagement.
• Contribute to patient assessments, compiling a plan of care alongside the individual, and monitoring patient progress.
• Follow all codes of conduct, standards and legislation, respecting the rights of others and promoting ethical practice.

The Person

• 12 months minimum UK experience working as a Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Current NMC Registration
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
• You'll be warm and engaging while showing real empathy with service users and their individual circumstances.
• International applicants are unfortunately unable to be considered.

Benefits

• Flexible hours and working pattern
• £250 sign-up bonus
• £350 Referral Bonus
• Free on-site Parking
• Dedicated and experienced one-to-one consultant support
• Competitive rates of pay for temporary and fixed contract work
• Subsidised training /FREE mandatory training

Service Care Solutions are looking for an Administrator to work in Barrow on an agency contract.

Hours- Full time
Its working within a CAMHS and ADHD settings.

Job Role

• Inputting of referrals from email and post onto the department booking and reporting software, Solus.
• Organise incoming and outgoing email/post, referring enquiries to appropriate person if necessary.
• When required, audio type/copy type letters, reports, or other clinical correspondence.
• Communicates with a range of staff, users and visitors to the Trust / Department utilising a variety of communication methods including verbal, electronic and passing information in a format that is appropriate to the individual request.

The Benefits of working with Service Care Solutions:
- DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services free of charge
- 3 weekly payroll runs
- £250 training allowance
- Excellent pay rates
- Specialist mental health consultants offering single point of contact
- Frequent notifications of upcoming opportunities via text and email
- Ltd and PAYE payment options available
- Nationwide provider of mental health staff to over 40 different NHS Trusts and over 200 local authorities

If this is of interest please send your CV to andrew.wiles@servicecare.org.uk