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

Employee benefits (cheshireeast.gov.uk)

10 x Permanent Grade.4 Community Support Worker (supported living) 35 hours per week, located at Macclesfield Supported Living Network.

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

The job holder must have the right values, be friendly and have a positive approach, previous experience is not necessary as full training will be given. There is a requirement to be flexible, to be part of a rota which comprises working weekends, bank holidays on an early and late basis with occasional sleep-in shifts.

Support provided consists of all aspects of daily living (personal care, food preparation, administration of medication and managing finances).

The service operates over 24 hours. Starting pay £11.18 per hour up to £11.39 with time and half at weekends, and all Bank Holidays except Xmas Day and Boxing Day which are double pay.

If you feel you have the flexibility, right values, and commitment, we would welcome your application. If you would like further information, please contact: Tracey Evans Resource Manager on 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.