Community Support Worker

Cheshire East Council

  • Macclesfield, Cheshire
  • £25,583 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 20 days ago
Care4CE - Be the difference. Join our friendly and supportive team in Macclesfield, supporting people who attend our day centre to lead a fulfilled and happy life.The Mayfield Day Centre Service provides a service for adults in Macclesfield and the surrounding areas.We take pride in delivering high-quality services to our customers by having a well-trained and supported team. In addition, we have an excellent induction and training package and ongoing personal development opportunities.The role of the Support worker will include:
  • Providing a high-quality person-centred care and support service
  • Delivering daily support to people such as personal care, administration of medication, daily activities, and support.
  • Empowering the people who attend our day centre to lead fulfilling lives.
  • Treating people who attend the day centre with Dignity and Respect
  • Be enthusiastic and flexible.
OrganisationCheshire East CouncilLocationMacclesfieldJob CategorySocial CareGradeCEC NJC - Grade 4Salary Min£25,583 per annumSalary Max£25,989 per annumHours per week37Weeks per year52.143Employment TypePermanentClosing Date19/09/2025Ref NoE3207Documents(PDF, 286.63kb)Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.We are looking to recruit: -1 Support Worker @ 37 hours per week.Experience is welcome but it is not required as full induction will be given along with all necessary training and support however if you are caring, friendly and have a commitment to enrich people’s lives whilst treating individuals with dignity and respect, we would welcome your application.Are you passionate about helping others to achieve the best in life socially, emotionally, and physically?Care4CE, who are the provider services for Cheshire East Council, offer services to adults with eligible needs such as learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health needs, autism, and dementia.What can you expect to find at Mayfield Day Centre?
  • The service we provide at The Mayfield Centre is Person Centred; we support people in ways that help each person to live a full and valued life.
  • Our Day Service provides for people who need support during the day and offers a safe, stimulating environment and activities.
  • We provide a range of activities and opportunities within the centre offering a safe and rewarding environment which enables you to achieve. We ensure we meet individuals’ needs and develop your maximum potential.
  • We enable people to make informed choices, take qualified risks and develop their personal skills and independence within a context of dignity and respect.
  • We support people in ways that fit with service principles providing a good quality service. Our purpose is to help to create a safe and rewarding environment in which individuals are enabled to achieve positive outcomes.
You will receive;
  • Membership of Local Government Pension Scheme
  • 26 days leave entitlement from day one, rising to 31 days
after 5 years’ service. * Comprehensive sickness and absence support
  • Full induction and training provided.
  • Funded DBS
  • Career development opportunities
This includes working a rota shift pattern between the hours of: -Working hours:8:30am to 4:30pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break.No work on weekends and bank holidaysStart and finish times to be negotiated on an ongoing basis dependant on needs of service but will always be between 8am and 5pm.For an informal discussion please contact Lynn Vikan via Email:Cheshire East Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults across the Borough. As such, any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings that are ‘not protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2013) relating to the non-disclosure of spent convictions do not apply to this job. You must therefore, disclose whether you have any previous convictions where prompted to do so within the application process.Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however please do not be discouraged from applying again.For any technical enquiries please emailPlease quote job reference number in all correspondence.

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