Support Worker - Adults with Learning and Physical Disabilities

Role Responsibility

An opportunity has arisen at Crawford Centre a service for adults with a Learning Disability. This is a for support worker to assist people to meet their aspirations through a person-centred approach, focusing on the outcomes for the individual. Within this it will be necessary to promote social inclusion, rights and choices. The support provided is required to be through a flexible approach in line with the changing requirements of the people being supported.

You will be supporting people with a learning and physical disability to access activities and participate fully in their local community. You will have the ability to work alone and as part of a team using your initiative.

A Diploma Level 2 or NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care is required or a commitment to work towards this. Completion of the Care Certificate will be necessary. You will be provided with an Induction to the service and work as part of a team with support and information from the Team Co-ordinator to work within policies and procedures appropriate to the service.

Although the work base will be at Crawford Centre it will be necessary at times to provide support from other services in the locality. Therefore, it will be necessary to travel across a wide geographical area in a flexible and timely manner.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Contact Details

For further information regarding this role, please contact:

Fiona Reynolds 03000 417947

Maria Manning  03000 417901

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.