Part Time Community Support Workers – Evening & Weekend Only (Care) BLUP15728
- Recruiter
- Blue Octopus
- Location
- Stockport, Greater Manchester
- Salary
- £6.76 - £7.22 per hour plus sleep-in payments
- Posted
- 16 Oct 2014
- Closes
- 31 Oct 2014
- Ref
- BLUP15728
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part Time
Part Time Community Support Workers – Evening & Weekend Only (Care) BLUP15728
North West
Salary £6.76 - £7.22 per hour plus sleep-in payments
The Together Trust provides a range of social care, special education, community support and consultancy services in the North West of England. The charity is one of the North West’s largest providers of residential homes for children from short-term emergency care to long-term placements. Our fostering service provides family placements in the North West and neighbouring regions.
We provide some of the leading specialist education services in the North West region, operating a range of special schools, a further education college and centres supporting those who cannot attend mainstream schools. In addition we offer a wide range of training, consultancy and support services for parents and carers.
Due to the ongoing development of the Day services, Supported living & Outreach services, we have a number of vacancies for Community Support Workers in and around the North West. Hours are part time and are for evenings and weekends only.
As a Support Worker, you will work within the local community and provide extensive care and support to service users with learning / physical disabilities or an autism spectrum condition. Your aim is to enable greater independence, choice and fulfilment for the service users.
We are looking for individuals who are enthusiastic, reliable and outgoing with a level of maturity, skills and interests which can be utilised to engage with tenants. You must hold QCF (NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care or be willing to achieve this within timescales set by the Trust. You must also have experience of undertaking the full range of duties in a well-planned way that respects and values the service users as individuals.
Due to the nature of the role, candidates must be willing to work flexibly which may include working a combination of evenings, weekends, night shifts and sleep ins.
Closing date: Friday 31st October 2014
Interviews will take place on the 7th November 2014
This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.