Community Support Worker (Complex Needs)

Community Support Worker (Complex Needs) 
Plymouth, Devon (with travel throughout the community)  

Do you have experience of supporting people with autism and complex needs? Want to take on a rewarding new role as a Community Support Worker and make a positive difference to someone’s life? If so, read on.  

About Us 

Premier Care Plymouth provides a range of high-quality care services to help individuals lead fulfilled lives. We support individuals with learning disabilities and physical disabilities, sensory loss and mental health issues.

We are now looking for a female Community Support Worker to join us in Plymouth and support an autistic woman with complex needs.

Your Benefits

- Salary of £8.80 per hour plus sleep rate and additional £30 payment per shift for sleep-ins (of which there will be 1-2 per week)
- Enhancement for Bank Holiday work
- Pension
- Take on an engaging role where you can make a real difference 
- Structured induction
- Ongoing training and support from our dedicated training department
- Specialist training covering MAPA, autism and epilepsy support
- Guaranteed contracted hours
- 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday

Fostering an open, friendly and supportive environment, we offer excellent training and plenty of opportunities to progress and develop.

In this key role, you’ll have the chance to build a strong relationship with the individual you support and care for, meaning you’ll be able to witness each one of her achievements first-hand.

So, if you’re looking to significantly increase your skill-set and make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role 

As a Community Support Worker, you’ll support a woman with her day-to-day tasks in her own home and out in the community.

The woman you’ll support enjoys visits from her family, going to the disco, using her iPad, arts and crafts, shopping, walks, gardening and redesigning clothes (to name a few).

She’s looking for a patient Community Support Worker with a good sense of humour who can remain calm during times when she becomes anxious and enable her to achieve her daily goals.

About You

To join us as a Care Support Worker, you’ll need:

- Experience of supporting someone with autism and complex needs
- A full, valid driving licence (as you’ll be required to drive the service user’s vehicle)
- A positive attitude
- Great communication skills
- The desire to learn and grow

Due to the nature of this role, only female applicants will be progressed, as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. 

Other organisations may call this role Care Worker, Support Worker, Autism Support Worker, Personal Care Assistant, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Community Care Assistant or Complex Needs Support Worker.

Webrecruit and Premier Care Plymouth are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking your next step as a Community Support Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.