Community Support Worker
Job Description
Job title: Community Support Worker
Company: Cheshire East Council
Job description: Heather Brae Supported living Network
The role of Care and Support worker will include:
Providing a high quality person-centred care and support service
Delivering support to Tenants including the sensitive delivery of personal care
Promoting Tenants integration and inclusion into the community
Empowering Tenants to lead fulfilling lives
Preferred experience of working in a similar care related role
Enthusiastic and flexible
Good organisational skills as well as functional literacy and numeracy
Ability to react quickly to changing priorities
Care Certificate or willing to work towards completion.
Organisation
Cheshire East Council
Partner Organisation
Cheshire East Council
Location
Congleton
Job Category
Social Care
Grade
CEC NJC – Grade 4
Salary Min
£23,500 pro rata per annum
Salary Max
£23,893 pro rata per annum
Hours per week
0
Weeks per year
52.143
Employment Type
Casual
Closing Date
13/05/2024
Ref No
E2473
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Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.
At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.
If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future – together.
Are you passionate about helping others to achieve the best in life socially, emotionally and physically?
Care4CE, who are the provider services for Cheshire East Council, offer services to adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health needs, autism, and dementia.
We take pride in delivering high-quality services to our customers by having a well-trained and supported team. In addition, we have an excellent induction and training package and ongoing personal development opportunities.
This role will require you to work with vulnerable people in a home setting within the local community. You will work in a person-centred way alongside multi-disciplinary agencies to provide the best outcomes for the individual. You can expect to face new challenges and unexpected situations every day. Experience in social care is desirable but not essential however you are expected to be flexible to meet the changing needs of the people we support and the service.
If you feel you have the qualities required for this role such as, a good value base, friendly, caring and understanding then for an informal discussion please contact Audra Cooke or Rachel Young via Email: / or call 01260 375440.
This is a casual, 0 hour contract.
Induction & training will be given to the successful applicants.
Cheshire East Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults across the Borough. As such, any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings that are ‘not protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2013) relating to the non-disclosure of spent convictions do not apply to this job. You must therefore, disclose whether you have any previous convictions where prompted to do so within the application process.
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If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however please do not be discouraged from applying again.
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Expected salary: £23500 per year
Location: Congleton, Cheshire
