Community Support Worker - Young People with Disabilities Service
Permanent, Full Time
£24,395 to £31,131 Per Annum
Location: Chelmsford
Working Style:
Closing Date: Monday 12th May 2025 at 11.59pm
Interview date: Wednesday 21st May2025.
Here in Essex, we continue to raise the bar about practice and our investment in our workforce is second to none. It’s an exciting time to join us having received our 2nd Outstanding Ofsted rating in a row.
The Opportunity
The Young People with Disabilities Service works with young people and adults from 16-25 years, through supporting and promoting their safety, independence, and wellbeing from childhood into adulthood. The team operate with a strengths-focussed approach, in line with ECC’s transformational shift from a focus on long-term care support, to a model with four key principles: - prevention; early intervention; enablement and safeguarding.
This will enable young people, their families, and carers to access information and tools, live healthily and independently and for our function an opportunity to respond pro-actively to growing service demand in a sustainable way, within the financial constraints of the Council.
This role will work in conjunction with Qualified Social Workers to deliver bespoke, targeted intervention work, in accordance with the care plan, to vulnerable adults and young people.
With relevant experience of activity based working with vulnerable adults and/or young people, in a social care setting, or educated to Level 3. You will be passionate about engaging with and providing direct support in the community, working with partners as required.
Accountabilities
1. This role involves the completion of assessments and support planning for adults, and direct work with both adults and young people under 18, as well as supporting social workers and occupational therapists to implement and monitor care plans, which deliver interventions for vulnerable adults.
2. Responsible for maintaining high standards of professional practice which contribute to continuous improvement across the service and delivering the four key principles.
3. Responsible for highlighting issues and implementing plans to safeguard a vulnerable adult.
4. Building strong, effective relationships with clients, families and carers providing practical advice, support and, where necessary, acting as an advocate. Enabling vulnerable adults and young people to live safely, healthily, and independently.
5. Work collaboratively across the service, with internal and external professional partner agencies to deliver joint objectives and ensure improved outcomes for vulnerable adults and young people.
6. Provides information and advice in relation to involvement/accessing of third party agencies relevant to the needs of the client (. benefits agencies, immigration, and housing).
7. Attends meetings, reviews, case conferences and court hearings if required to provide information, insight, and evidence.
The Experience You Will Bring
Essential:
8. Experience within a social care setting, an NVQ/BTEC Level 3 or equivalent is desirable.
9. Evidence of continuing professional development and knowledge in relevant professional area.
10. Experience of building strong, effective relationships with adults, their families, and carers in times of challenge and crisis.
11. Experience of undertaking direct, activity based work with adults and/or young people.
Desirable:
12. Knowledge of legislative and policy guidance applicable within Social Care settings.
13. Proven track record of building working relationships with partners and external agencies.
14. A certificate in First Aid and/or knowledge of Sign Language is desirable in this role.
Why Essex?
As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we’re committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in. With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you.
Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.
We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.
At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.
The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county of Essex and beyond, transporting service users and their belongings and to be able to do so in an emergency. Driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.
Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
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