Care Support Worker - Lanarkshire Adult's Housing Support Services
LOVE@Care – North & South Lanarkshire
Full-Time / Part-Time
£12.60 per hour
We are looking for passionate, kind, and genuinely caring individuals to join our dynamic LOVE@Care Team. Driven by our core values, we are committed to making a positive impact and ensuring the people we support have every opportunity to thrive and live fulfilling, independent lives.
Whether you are an experienced Support Worker or looking for a meaningful career change, we provide ongoing mentoring, training, and development to help you build an exciting and rewarding career path.
LOVE@Care provides support across all areas of Lanarkshire:
North Lanarkshire – Primarily community-based support, helping individuals access activities, develop life skills, attend appointments, and build independence within their local community.
South Lanarkshire – Primarily domiciliary (homecare) support, providing personal care and daily living assistance within individuals’ own homes.
Work is community-based and carried out in service users’ homes and local areas. A driving licence and access to a car is essential due to the nature of the role.
The Role
As a Housing & Care Support Worker, you will provide specialist, person-centred support to adults within their own homes and the community. You will play a vital role in empowering individuals to live independently, confidently, and with dignity.
Your responsibilities will include:
Supporting service users with daily living activities such as washing, dressing, meal preparation, medication prompting, and household tasks.
Encouraging independence, dignity, respect, love, compassion, and kindness in all aspects of care.
Assisting with community access including shopping, social clubs, appointments, days out, and activities.
Supporting individuals to develop life skills such as cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and managing routines.
Building strong, positive relationships with service users and their families.
Promoting independent living and helping individuals achieve their personal goals.
Providing clearly communicated guidance and encouragement to empower those you support.
Recording accurate written reports and updates to achieve improved outcomes.
Working collaboratively as part of a supportive team and sharing ideas.
Maintaining a strong understanding of safeguarding and the protection of vulnerable adults.
About You
The ideal candidate will:
Be resourceful and demonstrate a consistent “can do” attitude with patience and compassion.
Be able to build rapport and positive relationships with a wide variety of people.
Have the ability to empower and inspire confidence in others.
Have knowledge and understanding of safeguarding vulnerable adults.
Be motivated to grow and develop within a supportive environment.
Experience supporting adults with Autism or Learning Disabilities would be advantageous (personal or professional), but not essential — we provide full training and development.
Requirements:
Driving License and access to a car (essential)
Care experience preferred but not essential
Benefits
A rewarding career where your impact is visible every day
Holiday entitlement up to 33 days
Fantastic career development and progression opportunities
Fully funded qualifications in Health & Social Care
Paid travel at 35p per mile
Fully paid induction training programme
Health & Well-being support including free counselling
Employee “Refer a Friend” bonus of £250
Ongoing supervision and E-Learning training updates
Blue Light Card for store and online discounts
Company pension
Casual dress
On-site / free parking
Bonus scheme
LOVE@Care consistently strives to be one of the top care providers for children and adults across Lanarkshire.
If you want to make a real difference and help people lead happier, fuller lives — apply now and become part of the LOVE Team.
- Department
- Lanarkshire Services
- Role
- Care Support Worker
- Locations
- Lanarkshire, Fife
- Hourly salary
- £12.6
About LOVE@Care Ltd
We believe that services such as personal development, education, training, learning development and social care should be combined and should incorporate values such as love, compassion and kindness. This ethos and culture will help build resilience within our communities.