Job Description
Community Support Worker - Colchester Central Neighbourhood
Permanent, Full Time
£25,395 to £32,131 per annum
Location: Colchester
Closing Date: Wednesday 14th January 2026 at 11.59pm
Interview Date: Friday 30th January 2026
The Opportunity
ECC Adult Social Care is making a transformational shift from a focus on long-term care support, to a model with four key principles: prevention, early intervention, enablement, and safeguarding. Enabling people, to access information and tools, to live independently and allowing a positive response to growing service demand in a sustainable way, within the financial constraints of ECC.
Working with Social Workers and Occupational Therapists, delivering bespoke intervention work, in accordance with the care plan, to vulnerable adults. The role may be required to manage a caseload, including assessment of risk through direct work, within a quality assurance process. A focus of the role will be to ensure vulnerable people are safeguarded in line with ECC's statutory obligations.
With relevant experience of working with vulnerable adults or educated to Level 3 (RQF). You will be passionate about engaging with and providing support in the community, working with partners as required.
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