Community Support Worker

Creative Support; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A community outreach organization in Barrow-in-Furness is looking for a dedicated support worker to assist adults with mental health needs and learning disabilities. The role involves visiting service users and providing practical and emotional support to help them live independently. Flexible full-time and part-time hours are available, and candidates must have a driving license. The organization offers career progression opportunities, benefits including a probationary bonus and pension contributions.

Benefits

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days Annual Leave

Company paid enhanced DBS

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting adults with mental health needs and learning disabilities.
• Ability to build trusting, therapeutic relationships.
• Willingness to work flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Visit service users in their homes or other settings.
• Offer practical and emotional support according to individual support plans.
• Assist with daily living tasks such as cooking, appointments, and medication.

Skills

Caring individual

Ability to engage with service users

Initiative and lone working

Driving license and access to a vehicle

Job description

Are you a caring individual who enjoys working with people? Then join our committed community outreach team in Barrow.

As a support worker you can support adults with mental health needs and learning disabilities to live their best lives. The successful candidate will engage with service users and build trusting, therapeutic, relationships.

The role includes visiting service users in their own homes or in other settings and offering practical support to enable them to live independently while also offering emotional support in accordance with their individual support plans. The support role includes helping with daily living tasks such as cooking, appointments, medication and money management.

We have both full time and part time hours are available, 37.5 and 22.5 per week to be worked on a flexible rota. The ability to lone work, using your own initiative is essential for this role.

Being a car driver and car owner (or access to a vehicle) is essential for this role, mileage allowance is paid.

Vacancy Reference Number: 81880

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

Creative Support’s Development Pathway offers a structured induction and values-led training to help staff grow from entry-level to leadership roles. It empowers career progression through tailored learning aligned with national strategies and the WE CARE framework.

Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.