Community Support Worker - Burnley, United Kingdom - Lancashire County Council

Lancashire County Council

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Burnley, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary £23,114-£23,898 Per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week |

PENDING PAY AWARD

International Sponsorship - this role is
not open to international sponsorship

Community Support Worker

About The Role
Do you want to make a difference to the lives of people who have a disability? We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, flexible people who would enjoy supporting adults with disabilities to live the lives they want

The Service supports people with learning disabilities in their own homes over 24 hours.

The support worker role involves all aspects of daily support, including supporting people to access activities and experiences in their local community, personal care, support with managing finance, administering medication and ensuring people's needs are met in terms of health and positive outcomes

The successful applicant will value others and have a person centred approach supporting people with dignity and respect

Key Accountabilities
To support people with disabilities, including individuals with profound and complex needs, using person centred approaches to enable people to achieve positive outcomes as defined in their support plan

To support people with dignity and respect in order to meet their day to day needs, including personal care supports

To support individuals to access a range of opportunities and experiences, either from their own home or in a community setting, including for example swimming, walking, bowling, dancing, shopping etc

To work in accordance with relevant national legislation and service specific policies and practice guidelines at all times

Skills and Experience

Experience of working with adults who have a learning disability is desirable but not essential as you will be given the necessary support and training to undertake this role.

Applicants who do not hold NVQ Level 3 at the time of appointment will be required to complete QCF Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care within the first 2 years of employment.

Please note this training will be funded by the Service. You will be provided with a thorough induction and will be well supported by an experienced management team.

Please see Role Profile for more details of required skills and experience

Other

Lancashire County Council as an equal opportunities employer intends that no job applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief unless this can be objectively justified.

Lancashire County Council has agreed a Code of Conduct and Statement of Ethical Standards that outline the behavioural and ethical standards that must be upheld by its employees and casual workers.

If you are appointed, you will be required to accept these provisions on appointment.

For further information and informal discussion please contact Charles Maughan and the Team Managers on

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

**Job Description and Person Specification