Are you looking for a casual role with flexibility, an additional role to earn extra money or that first step into a career supporting adults in the Community?
Take look at this rewarding role and join our team?
Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of adults that need support? Are you passionate about equity, fairness, and everyone having the right to a happy, fulfilled life? Do you want your employer to support your wellbeing and ambitions to progress your career and development?
We are seeking Bank Community Support Workers to join our Adult services throughout Greater Manchester including Stockport, Manchester and Bolton to enable individuals with complex learning disabilities, and an autism spectrum condition, to lead an independent life having due regard to their health, aspirations and social needs within their home and local community.
Working Pattern – This role is casual and therefore there are no set hours. When a service needs additional resource, they call upon the Bank Community Support Workers to support the rota. This role involves shift working which includes evenings, weekends and sleep-in shifts worked on a rota basis. An enhanced payment is paid for weekend hours of +25% hourly rate and the sleep-in rate per night is £87.50.
Salary - £10.91 per hour.
Together Trust has committed to paying all staff a significantly higher wage than the government minimum. By officially registering as a Living Wage employer, we are showing our commitment to our employees, now and in the future.
Location Various services throughout Greater Manchester, including Stockport, Manchester and Bolton.
Here at Together Trust our vision is to champion a better future for the adults we support.
What can you bring to the service...?
We are looking for Bank Community Support Workers who have the ability and resilience to work with behaviour, which may challenge, in a caring and consistent manner, including the maintenance of appropriate boundaries for behaviour.
The Bank Community Support Workers will be expected to support individuals within the community, which may include general outings, or appointments which they are due to attend.
Do you have the ability to work individually on shift using your own initiative and as part of a team, maintaining & encouraging, open and honest communication?
Can you undertake the full range of tasks, in a well-planned way that respects & values the individuals?
Help us make a change to the people we support.
Why work for us?
- You will be joining a great team of like-minded people.
- 27 days annual leave rising to 30 after 5 years and 33 after 10 years plus bank holidays.
- Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity.
- Comprehensive training and continuing development opportunities.
- Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
- Mental Health First Aiders offering support from trained colleagues, and free mental health support through our employee assistance provider Lifeworks.
- Access to health plans where you can subscribe to claim towards therapy, dental etc. through Simply Health.
- Free in person and online yoga classes for all staff.
- A range of discounts and cycle to work schemes as well as staff council and staff networks.
To discover the full details of this rewarding role within the Together Trust take a look at our Job Description.
Visit our website - https://www.togethertrust.org.uk/join-us
Take a look at our short video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6WjTsPilmA
If this sounds like a place for you and you think you have the relevant skills and experience we are looking for please get in touch at [email protected] or apply now. We would love to hear from you!
The closing date for applications is Friday 30 June 2023.
We currently do not provide sponsorship but we welcome applications from those who have the right to work in the UK.
Shortlisting will take place throughout the duration of the advert as we are seeking more than one individual.