Community Support Worker - Young People with Disabilities Team - Colchester (North Quadrant)
Permanent, Full Time
£25,395 to £32,131 Per Annum
Location: Colchester
Closing Date: Sunday 7th December 2025 at 11.59pm
Interview Date: Tuesday 16th December 2025
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
* 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.
* Responsible for maintaining high standards of professional practice which contribute to continuous improvement across the service and delivering the four key principles.
* Responsible for highlighting issues and implementing plans to safeguard a vulnerable adult.
* 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.
* 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.
* Provides information and advice in relation to involvement/accessing of third-party agencies relevant to the needs of the client (e.g. benefits agencies, immigration, and housing).
* Attends meetings, reviews, case conferences and court hearings if required to provide information, insight, and evidence.
The Experience You Will Bring
Essential:
* Experience within a social care setting, an NVQ/BTEC Level 3 or equivalent is desirable.
* Evidence of continuing professional development and knowledge in relevant professional area.
* Experience of building strong, effective relationships with adults, their families, and carers in times of challenge and crisis.
* Experience of undertaking direct, activity based work with adults and/or young people.
Desirable:
* Knowledge of legislative and policy guidance applicable within Social Care settings.
* Proven track record of building working relationships with partners and external agencies.
* A certificate in First Aid and/or knowledge of Sign Language is desirable in this role.