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Community support worker

Littlehampton
Blind Veterans UK
Community support worker
£35,000 a year
Posted: 21 April
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Community Support Worker Home-based with regular UK travel About Us Were Blind Veterans UK, a charity that helps vision-impaired ex-service people from every generation rebuild their lives regardless of how or when they lost their sight. Founded in 1915 by Sir Arthur Pearson to help the many veterans losing their sight after the First World War, we have supported those blinded in subsequent wars and military engagements, including the Second World War, and more recently, the conflicts in the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan. We are currently seeking a Community Support Worker to join us on a fixed-term contract until 31st March 2027, working full-time, 35 hours per week. The role operates in a peripatetic capacity and will involve regular travel across South & West Wales with occasional travel into England to meet service and casework requirements. Your Benefits - A salary of £37,909.22 - Generous annual leave with the option to buy additional days - Pension scheme with generous employer contributions - Healthcare cash plan - Access to legal services and mental health support - Employee assistance programme - Paid professional subscriptions and discounts - Home working allowance - Professional and personal development - Enhanced pay This is the ideal opportunity for a qualified support worker with experience of helping people with disabilities to achieve their potential to grow and develop their career with our nationwide charity. Youll have the chance to make a real difference to the lives of people who have given so much to our country and now need the support of others for their wellbeing, making this a highly rewarding role. Whats more, youll have plenty of scope to travel and develop your skills with a wide range of people, ensuring your professional growth and the chance to enhance your expertise. The Role As a Community Support Worker, you will be responsible for providing a member-led service to support individuals across South & West Wales and parts of England to thrive within their own communities. Optimising social inclusion, you will use a range of internal and external resources to help members meet their needs and reach their goals and aspirations while maximising independence and wellbeing. You will take a proactive and collaborative approach, undertaking comprehensive assessments for members, planning and delivering specialist interventions, and co-ordinating services as the main point of contact. Whats more, all our teams have a shared responsibility for creating a highly positive and solution-focused working culture reflecting the organisational values, culture, and vision, whilst always keeping the member at the heart of everything we do. About You To be considered as a Community Support Worker, you will need: - Experience of working with people with disabilities to maximise their independence and wellbeing - Competence in the use of the Microsoft Office suite and other applications and systems used to organise, document, store and plan work - Excellence in teamworking and collaboration - Be engaging, proactive and self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously and make decisions - Experience of delivering remote and face-to-face services - Ability to prioritise a diverse range of tasks whilst remaining calm under pressure and meeting deadlines - Willingness and ability to share knowledge, skills and experience and support others in their learning - A relevant Level 4 qualification (at a minimum) or equivalent experience The closing date for this role is 21st May 2026. Other organisations may call this role Rehabilitation Support Worker, Rehabilitation Co-ordinator, Support Worker, Outreach Worker, Wellbeing Practitioner, or Recovery Worker. Webrecruit and Blind Veterans UK are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be. So, if you want to step into a rewarding role as a Community Support Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

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