Community Support Worker in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Community Support Worker

At 360 Community Care, we deliver person-centred, high-quality care across our specialized Complex Care, Camhs, and Supported Living divisions. We believe that every individual deserves to receive care that is tailored to their unique choices, needs, and backgrounds. Our Community Care Division focuses on empowering service users to live independently and safely within the comfort of their own homes and local communities.

Role Purpose

As a Community Support Worker, you will provide vital practical, physical, and emotional support to individuals within their homes and Community. You will help service users maintain their independence, learn or retain essential life skills, and safely access their local community. Your role is key to improving their overall quality of life through trusting, long-term relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Home-Based Care: Provide high-quality care and support to service users inside their own homes in line with their bespoke care plans.
• Personal Care: Assist with daily personal care routines, including washing, dressing, showering, and maintaining personal hygiene.
• Independence & Life Skills: Teach, encourage, and support the development of daily life skills like cooking, domestic tasks, and budget management.
• Community Integration: Support individuals to attend local activities, hobbies, appointments, and social events they enjoy.
• Health & Well-being: Monitor both physical and mental well-being, keeping exact, up-to-date records and reporting any changes to management.
• Medication & Nutrition: Assist with meal preparation, healthy eating, hydration, and administering or prompting medication where required.
• Collaboration: Partner with families, multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, and our care managers to ensure a cohesive network of support.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Practical training: Must Hold PMVA,CPI,Breakaway or equivilent training.
• Experience: Previous experience as a Support Worker, Care Assistant, or Healthcare Assistant is highly desirable, though comprehensive shadowing and training are provided.
• Values: A compassionate, patient, resilient, and deeply person-centred approach to care.
• Skills: Excellent communication skills, the ability to build quick rapport, and standard numerical/literacy skills for accurate record-keeping.
• Compliance: Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to undergo one) and satisfactory professional references.
• Mobility: A valid UK driving licence and access to a reliable vehicle is preferred for community travel, though not always mandatory depending on the local route.

WHAT WE OFFER!

• Great pay rates
• Flexible working – Be your own boss, work where and when you want!
• Friendly team of staff ready to welcome you
• Different locations so you can choose what location you prefer to work at
• 24 hr on call service
• One to one consultant service