Support Worker - Thanet Community Services

Role Responsibility

Full time (37 hours) and Part time posts available.

Thanet Community Services is a Kent County Council in House Service supporting people with learning and physical disabilities in the Thanet area within the coastal locality. We have an exciting opportunity for  Support Workers to join our team.

We are looking for Support Workers to assist people to meet their aspirations through a person-centred approach, focusing on the outcomes for the individual, promoting social inclusion, rights, and choices, leading to an increase in independence and fulfilled lives.

You will have a flexible approach to supporting people to access activities and participate fully in their local community. We also support Individuals with more complex support and communication needs, and you may be required to provide support with some personal care tasks including continence and nutrition. This is an exciting opportunity where you will be provided with access to a vast range of training, the support to learn, develop and gain new skills which will enable you to become part of a professional, creative, and enthusiastic team.

You will be required to evidence that they have the core values required of staff working in our services and will need to complete the Care Certificate and Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care once in service if not already achieved. Good communication, computer and organisational skills are essential to the job role. Drivers should be willing to drive or learn to drive our minibuses.

Working in the local Thanet community, you will at times provide support at our main hub in Birchington and other services in the locality and will need to be able to travel across these areas in a timely manner.

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

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.

If you think this role is for you, please contact us for an informal chat or complete our application form online. Please specify on your application form whether you wish to apply for full time or part time opportunities. 

Contact Details

For further information regarding this role, please contact:

Melodie Channing or Michelle Hall

Minnis Community Hub- 01843 844561 / 03000 418116

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.