Employment Pages 1 Sept 2023

Now Hiring Festive Warehouse Colleagues

Want to earn some Christmas cash in a friendly, festive environment? Then join us as a Festive Warehouse Colleague here at Lakeland in Kendal.

You can pick the shift pattern to suit you:

• Day Shifts (Standard full-time hours)

• Four-Day-Weeks (Enjoy three-day weekends)

• Night Shifts (Night owls earn extra pay)

• School Hours (Work around childcare commitments)

• Weekends (Work around weekday commitments)

Along with a big dose of Christmas cheer, there’s:

• Free onsite parking

• A canteen area with free tea/coffee and occasional treats

• Training to develop your skills

Ready to make someone’s Christmas with every order you pick? Apply now at careers.workforlakeland.co.uk

Team Member

Required full or part time, full training will be given. Hours to suit. Some evening and weekend work required. Wage dependent on experience. Accommodation may be available.

For more information tel 07970817841

GROUNDS / MAINTENANCE

WORKER

Do you want to make a difference? Is your passion preserving and enhancing the natural beauty and the flora and fauna of our glorious countryside? Skelwith Fold Caravan Park is set in 130 acres of ancient woodland, within the glorious Lake District National Park.

We believe in preserving our natural environment, living side by side with the many animals and plants that inhabit our park, whilst enhancing our amenities with luxurious, environmentally compatible accommodation and facilities for our guests.

If this sounds like somewhere you feel you would like to work, we are currently looking to employ a grounds/maintenance worker

Ideally (but not essential) you will have previous experience of:

• Operating agricultural and plant machinery

• Landscaping/general gardening, forestry, or tree work

• Basic plumbing, joinery and “fix-it” skills

• A basic knowledge of tools, machinery, and mechanics.

• A “can do” approach to most areas of maintenance and development projects.

• A passion for fixing things and solving problems.

• A straightforward, no-nonsense approach to work.

A current valid UK Driving licence is essential.

We offer:

• A permanent contract of employment

• £14.00 per hour over a 40-hour week (Monday-Friday), paid monthly.

• 28 days annual leave

• An excellent working environment

• Uniform

• On-going training

• A stunning natural work environment

Join our Award Winning

We are always on the lookout for friendly new faces, keen to join the team!

We are currently looking to expand our amazing team, and fill a few specific roles, including:

If this sounds like a job you would love, please don’t hesitate to contact us either by phone on 01539 432277 or by email: kathryn@skelwith.com.

Visit our website www.skelwith.com

We look forward to hearing from you!

WE ARE HIRING

We are looking for reliable, competent and responsible team members who have lots of energy and a definite can-do approach to join our growing team in a welcoming and well-resourced domestic setting. We support a charming young man with an acquired brain injury and epilepsy living near Burton in Kendal.

The location is rural so own car is essential as is full clean UK licence (client has own vehicle). To accommodate the young mans disabilities we employ staff at a rate manageable to the client so our advertising is ongoing. It is essential that candidates are Covid vaccinated.

Personal Care Assistants

Full-time, Permanent | £12.50 - £15.00 per hour

What’s required?

• Appropriate qualifications (NVQ 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care) and experience of working in a similar environment and / or with challenging behaviour is desirable.

• The shifts have been re-developed to consider a better ‘work life balance’ and consist of a 24.5 hour shift starting at 10am through to 10.30am the next day including a sleepover - you get to decide how many of these shifts you would like, either 1 or 2 of these a week - you choose! Every other weekend is required whilst working these shifts.

• Highly motivated employees with a professional approach to work and a commitment to high standards and meticulous record keeping.

• Individuals with good IT skills and experience in using applications like Launchpad, iMovie, GarageBand, Facebook, Messenger, Zoom, Teams etc. would be an advantage.

• Creative individuals and / or individuals with complimentary interests and skills in the areas of Filmmaking, Photography, Arts and Crafts, Music, Woodwork, Cooking, Gardening and Sport would also be an advantage.

Your role will be to provide a comfortable, rich and fulfilling home lifestyle whilst simultaneously supporting the young man in his rehabilitation and maximising his potential and skills set. Day-to-day you will have responsibility to organise and support the client in personal care and hygiene tasks, his physio programme as well as carry out some domestic living tasks.

Office Administrator

Full time 9am-15.00 Monday to Friday. Salary: £15.00 per hour (dependent

on experience)

I am looking for an Office Administrator who has a friendly, flexible, highly approachable, and professional attitude as well as a diverse range of administrative skills. You will be able to work to deadlines and be a strong team player with great communication skills.

No two days here are the same and you will need the ability to think outside of the box and demonstrate good forward thinking. Due to the nature of the work, you must possess meticulous recording and organisational skills and have strong MS Office skills with experience of working in a highly confidential environment. It is essential you have the relevant typing certificates (or equivalent) and have proven previous experience of supporting at a Personal Assistant level.

You will be providing a range of secretarial, administrative, financial and HR support to the line manager and be involved in the recruitment and onboarding process by organising interviews, coordinating background checks alongside maintain candidate records.

Requirements

• Computer literate and have a good working knowledge of outlook, word and excel and to have significant office administration experience (Essential)

• Experienced in minute taking (Desirable)

• Knowledge and experience of payroll, rota, and annual leave management (desirable)

• Experience working in the care service sector (Desirable)

Care - Training Coordinator

£15.00 - £18.00

per hr DOE. Permanent Full Time

The role of the Training Coordinator will be to work with new and existing employees to ensure they are fully inducted, trained and developed throughout their employment life-cycle. They will be responsible for staff training and will work to support the team to ensure training needs are met. They will also be required to monitor working practices, in line with CQC, policies and protocols and work alongside staff in the delivery of care and rehabilitation to the client.

The ideal candidate must be proactive, motivated and passionate about Care, have good communication and written skills, be IT literate with the ability to use Microsoft Word and Excel. Must also be creative, flexible and have an enthusiastic approach, experienced in delivering different training methods, such as, e-learning and face to face, ensuring that effective induction, supervision and assessment of staff is carried out and that training needs are identified and met.

They will need to take an active part in care and rehabilitation responsibilities as required, ensure the training plan is kept up to date and current for all staff and support the development of care practices as appropriate, able to carry out risk assessments, implement action to meet and maintain Care Standards, ensure clients rights are protected, record relevant activities in care logs and care plans and administer medication.

Requirements:

• Training Qualification (eg. PTLLS) or relevant training experience and NVQ 5 in Health & Social Care

Part Time Housekeeping Assistant

Tuesdays and Fridays – 9.30 am to 14.30pm. 10 hrs per week, £12.50 per hour

We are looking for a reliable part time housekeeping assistant, who has lots of energy, definite can-do approach and takes a pride in cleaning to a high standard alongside adding those special finishing touches that ensures a homely rather than clinical environment experience for the resident.

Involves undertaking general cleaning and laundry duties, managing recycling appropriately and ensuring that day-to-day tasks and routines are carried out to contribute to the smooth running of the service to the resident. Day to day responsibilities include cleaning of designated areas and attending to spillages, following H&S and COSHH regulations, maintaining accurate records, proactive interaction with the resident and use of equipment and handling chemicals. Will also be required to carry out any other reasonable management requests.

Experience of working in a similar environment and experience of Behaviours with challenge is desirable but not essential. (Training is provided)

For further information or to apply please send a cover letter along with your CV to office@the-tannery.org.uk for the attention of Carole

An enhanced DBS check will be carried out for all posts