Social Care Worker

The Cumbria County Council; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council in Barrow-in-Furness is seeking a compassionate Social Care Worker to join their team. This role involves supporting individuals in the community with long-term care needs and contributing to person-centred support plans. Candidates should have strong communication and empathy skills, along with experience in social care or healthcare settings. The position offers professional development opportunities, including potential apprenticeships to become a qualified Social Worker, and various benefits such as a competitive pension scheme and enhanced leave.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Qualifications

• Experience or awareness of social care, healthcare, or the voluntary sector.
• Commitment to promoting independence and ensuring high-quality care.
• Ability to meet deadlines and collaborate with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Undertake strengths-based care assessments.
• Develop person-centred support plans.
• Monitor outcomes and manage risks.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Empathy

Proactive approach to risk management

Ability to plan workloads

IT skills

Job description

Job details

Job reference REQ00000019425 Date posted 14/01/2026 Application closing date 04/02/2026 Location BARROW IN FURNESS Salary £34,434 - £35,412 Package Blank Contractual hours 28 Basis Part time Attachments Blank

Social Care Worker WMF2611e

Location: Barrow – Furness Rural Team

Contract Type: Permanent

About this opportunity

We’re looking for a passionate, enthusiastic person to join our dedicated and driven team in Barrow in Furness, as we continue our ambitious programme of change within Adult Social Care. This is an opportunity to help shape the future of our service, contributing to the development and delivery of our goals to improve outcomes for the people we support.

We want you to become an integral part of the implementation phase of our newly established Long-Term Assessment and Review Service across Westmorland and Furness, supporting people aged 18 who are living in the community and have been identified as having longer term care and support needs.

This service works across health social care and third sector organisations with a primary focus upon ensuring that all support plans:

• Include robust contingency plans that promote personal resilience to manage temporary changes in need or circumstance
• Demonstrate how people will meet their needs and aspirations from a range of sources including friends’ family, third sector, the community, equipment or assistive technology as well as support services

In this role you will work under the guidance and support of qualified practitioners, undertaking strengths-based care and support assessments to develop effective, person-centred support plans, while playing an active role in risk management, monitoring outcomes, and ensuring individuals receive the most effective support. You will act as a point of contact that communities, people, parents/carers/guardians, and their families can trust.

We recognise that our workforce is best placed to design and embed new ways of working to achieve a modern social care service able to deliver the best outcomes for the people of Westmorland and Furness.

Who we are looking for…

We are looking for a compassionate and motivated individual with experience or awareness of social care, healthcare, or the voluntary sector. You should be empathic and have strong communication skills to collaborate with customers, carers, and stakeholders. A proactive approach to risk management, health and safety is essential, along with the ability to plan workloads, meet deadlines, and use IT effectively. Most importantly, you should be committed to promoting independence, influencing positive change, and ensuring high-quality, strengths-based care.

Offering professional development opportunities this role would be a great step for someone who is interested in progressing their career within Adult Social Care. This might be through our apprenticeship programme, where you could apply for one of our Social Work Degree Apprenticeships to become a qualified Social Worker.

What can we offer you!

Working at Westmorland and Furness Council you will receive a variety of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and other various perks and discounts schemes. For more information about life at Westmorland and Furness Council and what we can offer you, please visit our Careers site. Our benefits | Careers (westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk)

Safer Recruitment & DBS

At Westmorland and Furness Council we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and we expect all workers, employees and volunteers to share our commitment.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and requires an enhanced DBS check with an Adults Barred List check.

Please note this role involves working in a regulated activity with adults. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Westmorland and Furness Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.

As a Disability Confident Leader, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

We also offer guaranteed interviews to Armed Forces personnel and veterans and those in care or care experienced and under 24 years old, that meet the essential criteria for the role.