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Community Support Worker (Eleanor Lodge)
Job Reference Ref/704/5559
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent
Salary Range:
Working Hours: 37
Location: Northampton
Closing Date: 31/01/2025
Job Category: Social Care - Adults
Organisation: West Northamptonshire Council
We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, including:
* Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on hours worked), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days linked to continuous service, and the ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
* Cycle to Work scheme.
* Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
* Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out.
* Car Lease scheme
* Professional subscriptions / registration - if required, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.
* Employee Assistance Programme - support programme run by Health Assured, available for you and your immediate family members, 24/7.
* Ongoing training and development opportunities.
* A variety of flexible working options to support work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
* Our West Ways of Working – equipping our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working.
* Making a difference - use your skills and experience with an organisation genuinely invested in improving people's lives.
About the role
Eleanor Lodge provides exceptional levels of support to adults, aged 18 and over, with learning disabilities and mental health issues. It is situated in Delapre, Northampton and offers a wonderful living environment for our customers.
As a Community Support Worker, you will act as a key worker for customers, assisting with positive enabling intervention and support for adults with mental health problems, physical and/or learning disabilities.
What will you be doing?
* Act as key worker to a set number of customers, supporting learning, independent, volunteering, and employment opportunities.
* Act as the first point of contact with external agencies, providing advice and guidance.
* Support customers to create, manage and update vocational profiles.
* Travel flexibly across Northamptonshire.
37 hours per week. Shifts of: 7am-3pm or 8am-3pm with alternate weekends of: 3pm-10pm.
About you
* Full training will be given.
* You will either currently have, or be willing to work towards, NVQ level 2 in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
* Full driving license and access to your own vehicle.
* Self-motivated, personable, and a creative approach to problem solving.
* Ability to work on own initiative and within a team.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate, at our cost.
It is also a regulated activity and will be subject to a Children and Adults Barred List check. West Northamptonshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
About us
Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is 'to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit, and thrive'. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate, and Empower.
At West Northants Council, it's about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, and care about every detail.
Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement and challenges you positively every day.
West Northants Council, where careers thrive.
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