We are looking for Community Care Support Workers to join our team providing support to people with learning disabilities and mental health needs at our dual diagnosis service in Sheffield.
You will provide individual person-centred care and support to enable adults with mental health needs or/and a learning disability to live as independently as possible in their own home. You will engage with service users and build trusting, therapeutic relationships. Your role will include visiting service users in their own homes or in other settings and offering support to develop or maintain their daily living skills.
Practical and emotional support will be offered to encourage the service users to remain as independent as possible in areas of personal care, medication concordance, budgeting, bill paying, menu planning and meal preparation, shopping, laundry, attending appointments and finding and accessing activities and services within the local community. You will work closely with family members, other professionals and agencies to provide a co-ordinated personalised service which meets the identified needs of individuals, promotes their recovery and maintains their quality of life.
We are looking to recruit people who enjoy a challenging and rewarding job and who wish to develop through the training packages that we offer. Car driver is essential - you will be paid for contracted hours and not per visit and will receive a mileage allowance for the use of your own vehicle.
Vacancy Reference Number: 83722
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number
Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.
We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.
Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK - This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas .
Application Instructions:
In order to apply, please read the job description and then complete the online application form using the links above.
You can also download a copy of our application form using the links above. Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying.
If you require any advice on completing your application form, please call us on 0161 236 0829.
Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS
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