Community Support Worker | Adult Disability Services | West Lancashire | Full Time |

| Salary 24,404 - 25,183 Per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | Adult Disability Services | West Lancashire |

International Sponsorship this role is not open to international sponsorship

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 provides day time supports for people with learning , physical disabilities, and autism in social, leisure, education and centre based activities

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

For further information and informal discussion please contact Team Manager on 01695 587444

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 walking, bowling, dancing, shopping etc

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

The benefits of working in adult services:

Reward this role is one of the most rewarding that you will be find, seeing the difference you have made to a person's life right before your eyes the smallest things go a long way and you will be relied upon to continue with your endless support and guidance From commencing in post, you will be supported in this position with an induction programme and mandatory training to complete. The Adult Disability Service also promotes career development opportunities with various qualifications and training on offer you will be able to take advantage of a QCF qualification (Qualifications and Credit Framework) which is NVQ Level 3 equivalent we also have very supportive management team who ensure all team members are guided, great culture and you'll be working alongside people with the same values as your own.

Benefits: Up to 31 days annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays and 2 additional statutory Bank Holidays we have a generous public sector pension with shared AVC's available and a benefits package which offers support groups, cycle to work schemes & much more. You will also be entitled to the Blue Light Card Scheme which offers further discounts to a varied number of settings. All of which can be found on our LCC intranet page.

Development: you'll get support and development along the journey there are so many opportunities for personal growth and development, being able to make a difference, feel valued and achieve the job satisfaction you've always wanted

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.