Community Support Worker (PBS)

Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them, and we work together for change.

The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people that we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As a specialist service, there is a comprehensive package of training and support either internally within the Trust’s Learning & Development Team or externally with our professional partners (which include social services and CAHMS). Drivers are preferred, travel will be reimbursed around your caseload.

This is a dual registered OFSTED and CQC Service. Travelling throughout the Manchester local authority area, you will visit a variety of settings that meet the young person’s needs.

• Provide a caring, safe, secure and accepting environment that meets the physical, health, social needs and rights of the young people.
• Assist with the assessments of need and formulation of plans which includes working in partnership with other agencies.
• Maximise educational opportunities and achievements for the young people looked after within the unit by assisting in identifying, establishing, and supporting educational provision and contributing to educational reviews.
• Undertake individual work that is designed to meet the young person’s needs as identified within the care plan, enabling them to reach their full potential.
• Under close supervision take responsibility for key working a case load of families.

We currently do not provide sponsorship, but we welcome applications from those who have the right to work in the UK. This service is regulated by Ofsted therefore all employees must be over the age of 22 years at the time of joining the service. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself).

We may remove this advert should we find the successful candidate prior to the closing date therefore early applications are encouraged. Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.

If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way, please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you.

We have a rewarding opportunity to join our team of Positive Behaviour Support Workers (PBS) working in new and expanding service supporting children and young people with autism and learning disabilities. This role would be supporting families across the City of Manchester local authority area.

Working therapeutically within a person-centred PBS model, the role will focus on enabling young people to access education, community activities and enabling families to have a better quality of life.

We are looking for Positive Behaviour Support workers with strong values and an enthusiastic approach, to support young people and their families.

• Do you have the skill set to support young people with a diagnosis of autism, supporting them within the community and achieving positive outcomes?
• Do you have the skills to support families with Positive Behaviour Support strategies within their family environment?

Benefits include:

• Annual Leave 27-day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years
• Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, an initial contribution of 4% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service
• Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
• Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card
• Proud to be a real living wage employer
• Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
• Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
• Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleagues and free weekly yoga sessions in person or online.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home.

This role will involve regulated activity.

In order for the Trust to comply with the apprenticeship funding rules, it is a requirement of the role that the successful applicant must be able to evidence that (1) they have the right to work in the UK without additional approval for more than 20 hours each week throughout the year and (2) they have an eligible residency status for the purposes of the apprenticeship funding rules. In most cases this will mean that the individual needs to show that they have been 'ordinarily resident' in particular countries (including the UK) at least 3 years before the start of the apprenticeship.