Community Support Worker

About the role
Applicants must hold a valid Driving Licence and have access to a car.

Are you passionate about working with people to promote independence and dedicated to making a difference? We would love to hear from you We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic person.

**For this role you will need to**:
Assist with the provision of positive intervention and support for adults with mental health needs; physical and / or learning difficulties.

Promote independence and community living and help minimise the risk of hospitalisation or admission to residential care

North Northamptonshire Council Adult Social Care provides a Three Conversation approach, a model that re-emphasises focus on people, their strengths and the networks through the development of community hubs.

We are looking for Community Support Workers who believe it is important to ensure people have choice and control over their own support needs. We want people who are committed, like us, to focus on the person, their strengths, progression and networks rather than routinely assessing people for services and eligibility. The three conversation model paving a new way of working in adult social care and we want Community Support Workers who are enthusiastic and passionate to work with us on this journey.

Post holders may work with any combination, or all, of the following care groups: older people, people with physical, sensory, cognitive impairments, people with a learning difficulty and people with mental health needs.

**Basic Requirements**:
Educated to GCSE or equivalent

NVQ/QCF Level 2 in Social Care or equivalent

Proven experience of health or care work

Good verbal and written communication skills sufficient to write clear, concise and accurate reports and to enable effective communication with a number of different agencies.

For further information about this vacancy, please contact:
Melissa Armstrong - 01536 805055

**Advert closes at 12pm (midday) on 23rd January 2025.**

About us
Our Values and Behaviours

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:
Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our Key Commitments

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.

We aim to be a carbon neutral Council by 2030.

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)

Our benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think

Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.