Community Support Worker (E2882)

Crewe & Nantwich SLN are looking to recruit a 20 hour Community Support Worker, and a 21 hour Community Support Worker to join our team. We support individuals in their own homes in their local community across Crewe, Nantwich & the surrounding area.

Each service user has a Support plan & Risk assessments in place, which enables staff to understand the individual support needs. The service has now gone digital & we use Access Care Planner to record the day-to-day notes for each individual, medication records, and all aspects of that person's support are accessible via a works mobile phone.

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.

Role Expectations

Care4CE provides support to people with learning disabilities and individuals who have physical and sensory disabilities. We are looking to recruit Support Workers and would welcome applications from people who are interested in working in Crewe & Nantwich Supported Living Team.

The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills, be able to work as a member of a team, but also possess the skills necessary to work on their own initiative. Successful, good quality, social care is underpinned by strong values, and it is important that applicants recognise the need for the individuals we support to have as much choice and control over how their service is provided and how they live their lives. Experience is preferred, but we are also looking for people who have a genuine interest in this type of work as a future career. Induction and training will be provided. Work will include Sleep Ins, Weekend Working, and shift work. We provide support 365 days a year.

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.

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application. 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.