Cheshire East Council is recruiting six Community Support Workers to its Macclesfield Supported Living Network, on permanent contracts. The work is 24-hour person-centred support that helps people keep their tenancies, manage daily living and reach personal goals, covering personal care, medication, cooking, money and community life. The posts are 24 hours a week on rotas between 8am and 10pm, with alternate weekends, bank holidays and optional sleep-ins. No prior experience is needed, as full induction and ongoing training are provided, but a full UK driving licence is required.
What the job involves
- Provide 24-hour person-centred support
- Help people maintain their tenancies
- Support people with daily living tasks and personal goals
- Administer medication
- Provide personal care
- Help with food preparation
- Support people to manage their finances
- Support community engagement
- Work with individuals, families and professionals so services reflect each person's choices, aspirations and preferences
What’s required
Skills & knowledge
- Empathetic, compassionate, person-centred hands-on care
- Excellent spoken English
- Good communicator and team player
- Flexible, honest, reliable and committed to high quality support
Checks & eligibility
- Full UK driving licence
Other
- Able to work a rota including alternate weekends and bank holidays, with shifts between 8am and 10pm and optional sleep-ins
What’s offered
- Annual leave of 34 days including bank holidays from day one, rising to 39 after five years, with the option to buy up to 10 extra days a year
- Flexible working: 37-hour standard full-time week with flexi-time and hybrid or remote working where possible
- Green car salary sacrifice scheme with a three-year lease
- White goods and electronics salary sacrifice scheme
- Enhanced career average pension, accruing at 1/49th of pensionable pay a year
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free and confidential employee assistance programme
- Discounted gym membership at Everybody Leisure facilities
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
