Community Support Worker

**BE PART OF SOMETHING SPECIAL.**

**Join a new organisation established to change the way social care is provided for people with autism.**

**ENHANCE SOCIAL CARE - ENHANCE AUTISM - ENHANCE OPPORTUNITY**
- **In a vibrant, well supported, active team.**:

- **Providing 24 hour wrap around support to young people in the community.**:

- **Providing 24 hour specialist tenancies.**:

- **Ensuring great environments for people to thrive.**:

- **We work through challenges to provide excellent support.**:

- **We take care of our teams.**

Enhance Social Care was established to change the way social care is provided for people with autism. An inclusive model of support in which all people have the right to the same opportunities to live within their community. We provide transition services for young people between 16-30 via a specialist supported tenancy and across the community in peoples own home.
- _**Can you coach and support others?**_
- _**Would you make a good mentor for young people struggling with identity and self worth?**_

**RECEIVE OUTSTANDING SUPPORT, TRAINING & OPPORTUNITIES**

You will be supported by some of the best managers in social care to become your best you. Ideally you will have a level 3 Diploma in Social Care, Autism or PBS but if not we we will train you to achieve this professional qualification. We will support you and offer access to superb training and future opportunities. Best of all you will work in a great environment where you make a difference.

**WHO CAN APPLY?**

**Anyone who reads the Q&A’s below and feels they can do this role is welcome to apply.**
- _**For this role? **_We are looking for men as the role is exempt from the equality act._
- _**What do we do? **_We provide inclusive, innovative, and responsive 24 hour wrap around support for people with autism between 13-30._
- _**How do we do this in Manchester? **_We have 3 specialist assessment beds in Withington and provide wrap around outreach support in peoples own homes across Manchester._
- _**What do our Community Support Workers do? **_Based at our 24 hour specialist supported living project you will work with your manager to lead a small team of support workers on site and off site in the community._
- _**What hour will I work? **_You will work alongside your team over a 24 hour rota that will include sleeps._
- _**Do I need my own car? **_Having your own car is a benefit bot not essential but you will need a valid UK driving license as you may be supporting people using their vehicle._
- _**Will I work in the community? **_Yes - the great thing about this role is that you will also support people from their own home in the community._
- _**What activities will I do? **_We do everything a person wants to do - aside form the normal stuff you could be hiking, going to the Gym or supporting the person to access education or a work placement._
- Core pay is £24,500 to £26,000 plus sleepover payments and overtime - average pay £28.5k. Many opportunities to advancement._
- The team at Enhance has established multiple care organisations in which Support Workers have become Managers, Directors & Shareholders._
- This post is exempt from the equality act as the team is supporting young men with personal care and specific identity and mental health support._
- Code: Enhanceme_

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £24,600.00-£30,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Free parking
- Relocation assistance

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

**Experience**:

- working with autism: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- UK Driving Licence (required)
- level 3 of equivalent in social care, psychology or PBS (preferred)

Work Location: In person