Community Support Worker

jobs24.co.uk; Stockport; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading charity in Stockport as a Community Support Worker, where you'll make a real difference in the lives of adults with Learning Disabilities and Autism. This rewarding role involves providing high-quality, person-centred support, helping individuals thrive in their communities. You'll work flexibly across various services, ensuring that each person's needs are met with compassion and respect. With a commitment to safeguarding and empowering those you support, you'll play a crucial role in championing their rights and ambitions. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dedicated team that values development, learning, and mutual support while making a positive impact every day.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Generous pension scheme

Occupational sick pay

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Reward and Discount platform

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals with Learning Disabilities and Autism.
• Ability to manage difficult situations while providing high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred support to adults with disabilities.
• Assist in developing and maintaining support plans for individuals.

Skills

Experience with disabilities

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Education

Relevant experience in community support

Job description

We are seeking two Community Support Workers to join our Newbridge day service in Stockport, which supports adults with Learning Disabilities, Autism, and Complex Needs. The Senior Community Support Worker will also work flexibly across two other services based at Newbridge - an evening Youth Club and a Saturday Club for children with complex health needs. The purpose of the role is to provide high-quality, person-centred support that meets the individuals' 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. Safeguarding vulnerable adults is a priority for all employees within the Trust.

Responsibilities include:

• Undertaking the range of tasks required, in a well-planned way that respects and values service users as individuals.
• Experience of working with individuals with disabilities/Autism Spectrum Conditions and an awareness of their rights and needs.
• Experience of working in community-based projects/activities for individuals.
• Experience of working with families.
• Managing difficult and challenging situations whilst maintaining high standards of care and support.
• Making a direct positive impact on the lives of the adults, children, and their families we support.

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

Package 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 a Real Living Wage employer.

32.5 hours per week, worked flexibly over five days. Weekend working will be required. Starting Salary - £20,290.40 per year (£12.01 per hour) with biennial increments. 19.5 hours per week, worked flexibly over 3 days. Weekend working will be required. Starting Salary - £12,174.24 per year (£12.01 per hour) with biennial increments. Additional Enhancement - weekends paid at 25% premium on the hourly rate. Location - Newbridge Centre, Cromer Street, off Newbridge Lane, Stockport SK1.

Benefits:

• Annual Leave 27 days holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years.
• Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basic salary death in service.
• Occupational sick pay and family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances, etc.

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.