Support Coordinator

Do you have the commitment and values to make a real difference to the lives of people with care needs? Are you passionate about empowering them to improve their quality of life, while supporting them to realise their hopes, dreams and aspirations?

Creative Support is a not-for-profit organisation which provides high quality, person-centred support to people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health needs and dementia.

The support we offer is tailored to the individual client's needs and encourages independence and community engagement.

We are seeking a warm, compassionate and proactive individual to take a lead in providing person-centered care and support to our services users.

The Tameside Extra Care services comprise of four extra care sites across the Tameside borough and we currently have a role at our Dukinfield service.

You will also assist the Extra Care Manager and Registered Manager in ensuring an empowering service which meets the needs of our clients and works with the service user's families and friends to promote a positive atmosphere.

You must be flexible, energetic and reliable.

Creative Support is committed to your continuous professional development and as a successful candidate; you will receive a full local and corporate induction, and attain a level 3 certificate in 'Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care'.

On completion of your probationary period, you will automatically be enrolled onto the NVQ level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care.

You will also have the opportunity to discuss your training and development needs during regular supervision and appraisal meetings.

You must be willing to embrace all aspects of the role including, but not limited to, providing support with personal care and domestic tasks, and supporting individuals to access work, education and social opportunities.

We value the personal skills and interests you bring to the role and to the lives of the people we support, such as, sports and outdoor pursuits, creative arts, music, and cooking to name but a few.

You will be required to work in a flexible manner, on a roster basis, which will include evenings, weekends.

Previous practitioner experience in working with vulnerable adults is essential; however what we need most from you is gumption and a can-do attitude.

If you would like to have an informal discussion about this position, please contact Lois Peacock on or or Leigh Birch (Service Director) on or

We do not accept CVs in lieu of a completed Creative Support application form.

All job offers are subject to the satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check, the costs of which are borne by Creative Support.

Creative Support is not a recruitment sourcing agency, all employees are directly employed by our organisation. We do not accept cold calls or sales/marketing contact from recruitment candidate sourcing/advertising agencies.

We offer all employees competitive pay and a pension contribution in addition to 28 days annual leave.

As an employer that is committed to the professional development of our staff we also support our care staff to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and pay for your enhanced DBS.

Additional benefits include enhanced maternity leave, employee support programmes and an additional day of leave each year on or around your Birthday.

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer, who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.

We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures, however we can only accept fully completed applications from those located in and eligible to work within the UK – Please be aware we are currently at full capacity with our Visa Sponsor Licenses, therefore we are not accepting applicants who are seeking sponsorship.

We are also not accepting applicants who are currently on a Skilled Worker Visa, seeking secondary employment, as we are unable to actively track the hours worked with the primary sponsor.

We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.

We do not notify unsuccessful candidates of their outcome at application stage, previously unsuccessful applicants must wait six months before reapplying.

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