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Care and Support Worker

NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL
Skipton Full-time
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Salary: £13\.47 to £14\.13 per hour

Grade: CD

Contract Type: Permanent

Vacancy Hours: Full Time 37\.5 hours per week

Location: Skipton, North Yorkshire

Make Care Matter \- Helping us make a difference to those in need.

We are currently looking to recruit Full Time Care and Support Workers at Ashfield House. A warm and welcoming care home for our residents which is owned and managed by North Yorkshire Council. Our home is registered to provide care for up to 30 people and is within a short drive of the centre of Skipton. It is a purpose built two\-storey care home and is set in large grounds and has enclosed gardens. There is a small unit specialist unit which can support five people who have dementia.

We are looking for people with the right values and behaviours to join us, could this be you?

Our values are:

  • Dignity and respect

  • Learning and reflection

  • Working together

  • Commitment to quality care and support
You don’t need to have previous experience of working in care, nor do you need qualifications, we would be delighted to work with you to help you become an excellent care worker. We will give you all the training and support you need. You will be supported by us to make a difference by not only providing personal care to the people we support but supporting them to take part in a wide range of activities, promoting independence along the way. The duties are varied, and no two days will be the same. Our residents are individuals, and they all deserve to be treated as such.

We are keen to recruit someone who is passionate about working in care and who can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

At NYC we offer a range of benefits including:

  • Full support to achieve level 2 in Health and Social Care

  • Extensive training and learning

  • Opportunities for progression into other roles

  • Potential to explore other specialisms such as learning disabilities and mental health

  • Paid enhancements for any weekend or night working

  • DBS clearance fully paid for by us

  • Pay based on experience and qualifications, with the opportunity for progression

  • Generous mileage allowance for any travel incurred as part of the role

  • Generous holiday entitlement, increasing by length of service

  • Access to a secure and flexible employee pension scheme
If you would like further information about this role, please contact Make Care Matter at makecarematter@northyorks.gov.uk

Key Dates:

Closing Date: Tuesday 9th June 2026

Shortlisting Date: Thursday 11th June 2026

Interview Date: Thursday 18th June 2026

Venue for Interview: Ashfield, Carleton Road, Skipton, BD23 2BE

Key Documents:

Job Description.docx

Total Rewards Brochure

\*\*\*DBS\*\*\*

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006\) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.

We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.


Care and Support Worker

Salary: £25,620 \- £25,989 per annum pro rata

Posted: 26/05/2026

Closing date: 09/06/2026

Closing time: 23:59

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