Community Support Worker

Together Trust Centre; Salford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension scheme

Sick pay

Blue Light Card

Real Living Wage employer

Training and development

Wellbeing programmes

Job summary

Together Trust is seeking a Community Support Worker to join the Salford Hub in Ordsall, supporting adults with Autism and learning disabilities. You will deliver high-quality, person-centred support, help develop care plans, and foster positive interactions with service users in a valued community setting. Hours: 35 per week, Mon-Fri.

Starting salary £24,481.33 per year, pro-rated from £26,230 FT. Drivers preferred; full UK driving licence required.

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions and learning difficulties.
• Ability to work in community-based projects and activities.
• Experience in engaging with families and carers where appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, person-centred support that meets individuals’ physical, health, emotional and social needs.
• Assist in developing and maintaining support plans.
• Develop positive and engaging interactions with service users.

Skills

Autism Spectrum Conditions

Learning difficulties

Community-based projects

Job description

Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them, and we work together for change. Whether that’s helping people to live independently, or creating spaces to learn, work and play, you’ll be making sure adults with disabilities or complex health needs have a chance to thrive, right in the heart of their local communities. The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of children, young people, and adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support.

We are seeking Community Support Workers to join our growing Salford Hub day service in Ordsall, Salford, which supports adults with Autism and Learning Disabilities.

The purpose of the role is to provide high-quality, person-centred support that meets the individuals’ needs with physical, health, emotional and social needs. You will assist in the development and maintenance of their support plans as required, along with developing positive and engaging interactions. The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people that we support and expects all of our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Hours per week – 35 hours, worked flexibly over five days (Monday to Friday).

Starting Salary £24,481.33 per year (£13.45) with biennial increments.

Salary has been pro‑rated from a full time equivalent of £26,230 per year based on 37.5 hours per week

Location – Ordsall, Salford

Drivers are preferred for this role. You must hold a full clean licence held for more than 12 months and be aged 21 years and older.

What can you bring to the service…

• Can you undertake the range of tasks required, in a well-planned way that respects and values service users as individuals?
• We are seeking someone with experience of working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Conditions and learning difficulties with an awareness of their rights and needs.
• Do you have experience of working in community-based projects/activities for individuals?
• Can you show experience of working with families?
• Can you manage difficult and challenging situations whilst maintaining high standards of care and support?
• Can you make a direct positive impact on the lives of the adults, children, and their families we support?
• Help us make a change to the people we support.

Benefits include:

• Annual leave – 27 days’ holiday plus 8 bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years.
• Generous pension scheme – a minimum company pension contribution of 4%.
• Occupational sick pay and family-friendly policies, including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Reward and Discount platform – offering discounts on high street shopping, travel and insurance.
• Generous death in service benefit – up to 6 times basic salary.
• Eligibility to apply for a Blue Light Card.
• Proud to be a real living wage employer.
• Refer a friend scheme – be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us.
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications.
• Long service awards – vouchers and extra holiday.
• Promotion of wellbeing across the organisation, including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleagues and a free weekly yoga session, in person or online.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults in your household.
• Inclusive networks for colleagues to join if they’d like to (Disability & Neurodiversity Action Group, Race Equality Network, Proud Together (LGBTQ+ group), Together for Men, Women Together).

Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself).

This role will involve regulated activity.

We currently do not provide sponsorship, but we welcome applications from those who have the right to work in the UK.

The Together Trust is a Real Living Wage employer.

Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.

If there is any part of your lived experience, you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you