Community Support Worker (Mid Projects Team)

Medirest Signature; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization is seeking a Community Support Worker to assist adults transitioning from hospital to home. The role emphasizes prevention and support within the community, requiring strong relationship-building skills and knowledge of social care legislation. Candidates should have relevant experience and an NVQ/BTEC Level 3 qualification or equivalent. This position offers a fixed-term contract and requires mobility across Essex for service user transport.

Qualifications

• Experience within a social care setting is desirable.
• Evidence of professional development and knowledge in a relevant area.
• Proven track record of building effective relationships.

Responsibilities

• Interact with partners to raise awareness and deliver training.
• Review cases to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
• Provide feedback to BCF boards on role progress.

Skills

Relationship building

Knowledge of legislative guidance

First Aid certification

Sign Language knowledge

Education

NVQ/BTEC Level 3

Job description

Community Support Worker (Mid Projects Team)

Fixed Term, Full Time

£25,395 to £32,131 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Community-based worker

Fixed Term Contract / Secondment opportunity up to 12 months.

The Opportunity

ECC Adult Social Care is making a transformational shift from a focus on long‑term care support, to a model with four key principles: prevention, early intervention, enablement and safeguarding. Enabling people to access information and tools, live independently and respond positively to growing service demand sustainably within the financial constraints of ECC.

The Integrated Neighbourhood model of practice is ever evolving and developing. Working within one of the Mid Locality Teams you will be an influencer of change and progression. The ethos is to support adults’ prevention from hospital and with discharge from hospital, when safe and appropriate to do so, and to continue their care and assessment out of hospital. Where possible adults will be supported to return to their home for assessment, remaining as independent and self‑caring as possible. Adults discharged to a temporary care home environment will be assessed to identify short‑ or long‑term care and support needs.

Responsibilities

• Interaction with INT and Acute partners to raise TEC awareness and deliver/support training to increase trusted assessors.
• Increase engagement within acute and community hospitals and identify adults who would benefit from TEC.
• Work alongside colleagues in the locality to review cases to prevent admission and before discharge to consider TEC.
• Attend Digital Champion and Ops meetings on behalf of the locality.
• Link regularly with TEC team and Livity Life regarding choices of TEC and OT assessment requests, queries, and opportunities.
• Obtain case studies and share good practice.
• Share learning and knowledge with hospital and community colleagues to create awareness of the TEC offer.
• Identify opportunities to embed TEC into pathways across the locality.
• Identify opportunities to test and learn new technology and evaluate effectiveness.
• Liaise with Livity Life (Millbrook) around hosting regular TEC drop‑in sessions to display equipment.
• Provide quarterly feedback for the BCF boards on the progress of the role.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Experience within a social care setting, an NVQ/BTEC Level 3 or equivalent is desirable.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and knowledge in a relevant professional area.
• Experience of building strong, effective relationships with adults, their families and carers during times of challenge and crisis.
• Experience of undertaking direct, activity‑based work with adults.
• Knowledge of legislative and policy guidance applicable within social care.
• Proven track record of building working relationships with partners and external agencies.
• A certificate in First Aid and/or knowledge of Sign Language is desirable.

Role Requirements

The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area, including travelling across Essex and beyond, transporting service users and their belongings, and to be able to do so in an emergency. Driving licence and car or alternative means to meet the mobility requirements is essential.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) if your role requires a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service is an annual subscription; you must ensure it is maintained. For further information, please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service.

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.