Community Support Workers
- Recruiter
- Advertise-a-Job.com
- Location
- Preston, Lancashire
- Salary
- From £7 to £8 Per Hour
- Posted
- 18 Jul 2014
- Closes
- 30 Jul 2014
- Ref
- AAJ-10470 3
- Contact
- Paul Jones
- Sectors
- Health, Nursing & Social Care
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Due to an expansion in its services an opportunity is available for highly motivated Community Support Workers to join a Not for Profit organisation that provides support for adults with learning disabilities. Based in Preston, Lancashire, and working within its surrounding district, the successful Community Support Workers will earn £6.61-£7.50 per hour depending on the project they are working on, and the hours worked and £31.07 per sleep over.
If you have high standards of work and high expectations for the people you support, you will feel at home among a team of like-minded individuals. As a valued member of the charity’s established Supported Living and outreach team, the Community Support Workers will work alongside individuals with learning disabilities and associated health needs, such as Dementia and Mental Health, supporting them on a day-to-day basis. As such, general support responsibilities of the Community Support Workers will include:
• Develop and maintain already established relationships and friendships
• Encourage individuals to build and develop relationships with those in their community to decrease isolation.
• Support them to find new hobbies and interests, and try out new activities
• Meet their religious and cultural needs by helping them attend their place of worship
• Help them make informed choices around a healthy lifestyle
• Shop for clothes and food, and prepare meals as required
• Keep their house clean and in good order, and go their laundry
• To treat all people with the utmost respect and dignity, providing an environment that is free for bullying and intimidation
• Uphold confidentiality throughout your employment
The successful Community Support Workers will have a ‘can do’ attitude and a great sense of humour. You will be patient, sensitive and a good listener. Ideally you will have experience of supporting people with learning disabilities (either paid or voluntary) and possess the following skills and experience:
• Experience of supporting individuals with complex needs (either in a paid capacity or a voluntary capacity) is an advantage
• Flexibility to work days, evening, weekend, Bank holidays and sleep over’s
• Driven by, and share person centred values, placing the person you support at the centre of everything you do
• Mature and able to use your initiative
• Experience of "home-making" being able to clean and cook
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Enjoy spending time with the people you support - so shared interests with holistic therapies, singing, arts and crafts, visiting tea shops, music, sport, cooking, baking and an interest in animals would be an advantage
• Possess a full clean driving licence and capable of driving a car
If you are interested in becoming a Community Support Worker please submit your CV along with a covering letter highlighting your experience.
Additional Information: Fully funded diplomas in care are available to the successful candidates if they have not already completed a diploma or NVQ. An enhanced DBS is required for this post, which the applicant must pay for themselves. Confirmation of employment will be subject to DBS clearance and satisfactory references.
Posts available:
Project 1 - Part time post 16 hrs approx for Female Support Worker due to personal care required. Experience would be advantageous, especially in personal care and health related issues. Must be a car driver. Must be able to do sleep over’s.
Project 2 -1 Full time post for support worker working with three young adults. A car driver is preferred and experience not necessary.
Project 3 - Part time post -approx 27hrs per week with sleep over’s.
New Services - Part and Full time roles for female support worker due to personal care required. Experience preferred and car driver would be beneficial.
Outreach Service- Support worker required to work across projects and must be happy to work short shifts, this would be ideal for a car driver.
Casual Support Workers required to work various hours on an ad hoc basis.
Please state which post (s) you may be interested in.
If you have high standards of work and high expectations for the people you support, you will feel at home among a team of like-minded individuals. As a valued member of the charity’s established Supported Living and outreach team, the Community Support Workers will work alongside individuals with learning disabilities and associated health needs, such as Dementia and Mental Health, supporting them on a day-to-day basis. As such, general support responsibilities of the Community Support Workers will include:
• Develop and maintain already established relationships and friendships
• Encourage individuals to build and develop relationships with those in their community to decrease isolation.
• Support them to find new hobbies and interests, and try out new activities
• Meet their religious and cultural needs by helping them attend their place of worship
• Help them make informed choices around a healthy lifestyle
• Shop for clothes and food, and prepare meals as required
• Keep their house clean and in good order, and go their laundry
• To treat all people with the utmost respect and dignity, providing an environment that is free for bullying and intimidation
• Uphold confidentiality throughout your employment
The successful Community Support Workers will have a ‘can do’ attitude and a great sense of humour. You will be patient, sensitive and a good listener. Ideally you will have experience of supporting people with learning disabilities (either paid or voluntary) and possess the following skills and experience:
• Experience of supporting individuals with complex needs (either in a paid capacity or a voluntary capacity) is an advantage
• Flexibility to work days, evening, weekend, Bank holidays and sleep over’s
• Driven by, and share person centred values, placing the person you support at the centre of everything you do
• Mature and able to use your initiative
• Experience of "home-making" being able to clean and cook
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Enjoy spending time with the people you support - so shared interests with holistic therapies, singing, arts and crafts, visiting tea shops, music, sport, cooking, baking and an interest in animals would be an advantage
• Possess a full clean driving licence and capable of driving a car
If you are interested in becoming a Community Support Worker please submit your CV along with a covering letter highlighting your experience.
Additional Information: Fully funded diplomas in care are available to the successful candidates if they have not already completed a diploma or NVQ. An enhanced DBS is required for this post, which the applicant must pay for themselves. Confirmation of employment will be subject to DBS clearance and satisfactory references.
Posts available:
Project 1 - Part time post 16 hrs approx for Female Support Worker due to personal care required. Experience would be advantageous, especially in personal care and health related issues. Must be a car driver. Must be able to do sleep over’s.
Project 2 -1 Full time post for support worker working with three young adults. A car driver is preferred and experience not necessary.
Project 3 - Part time post -approx 27hrs per week with sleep over’s.
New Services - Part and Full time roles for female support worker due to personal care required. Experience preferred and car driver would be beneficial.
Outreach Service- Support worker required to work across projects and must be happy to work short shifts, this would be ideal for a car driver.
Casual Support Workers required to work various hours on an ad hoc basis.
Please state which post (s) you may be interested in.