Community Support Worker

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.

Brighter Future

www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/employee-benefits.aspx  

Location: Macclesfield Supported Living Network
Hours: 21 hours per week x 8 positions

Role Overview:
Providing support over a 24-hour period, focused on maximizing people's independence, choice, and control. We work in partnership with individuals, parents, families, and a range of other services to ensure that people's choices, aspirations, and preferences are reflected in how their service is provided.

Requirements:
The job holder must have the right values, an excellent level of spoken English, be friendly, and have a positive approach. Previous experience is not necessary as full training will be given. Flexibility is required to be part of a rota, which includes working every other weekend and bank holidays. Shifts are on an early and late basis (8-3 & 3-10), with a nightly sleep-in option for those who wish to.

Support Provided:
Support consists of all aspects of daily living, including personal care, food preparation, administration of medication, and managing finances. The service operates over 24 hours.

Pay:
Starting pay is £12.85 per hour, increasing to £13.05 per hour, with time and a half at weekends and all bank holidays except Christmas Day and Boxing Day, which are double pay.

If you feel you have the flexibility, right values, and commitment, we would welcome your application. For further information, please contact Tracey Evans, Resource Manager, at 07817 474316.

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.

For any technical enquiries please email sourcingteam@ecwip.co.uk 

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