Community Support Worker

Job Title: Community Support Worker

Location: Croydon - Addington Heights CR0 0DN or Cherry Hub CR0 2BY - Fully Office Based

Hourly rate £17.59 PAYE / £23.24 UMB Per Hour

Contract Length: 12 -month contract (possibility of extension)

Working Pattern: Full Time, Monday - Friday, 36 hours

ASAP Start

Croydon's Active Lives Service is looking for two Community Support Workers to join their dedicated and supportive team. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a genuine difference by empowering people to develop life skills, build confidence, and achieve their personal goals.

About the Role

As a Community Support Worker, you will support adults aged 19+ with learning disabilities, autism, and other complex needs through engaging, person-centred activities both within our hubs and out in the local community.

You will use approaches such as Active Support and Positive Behaviour Support to help people participate in meaningful sessions including:

• Cooking and independent living skills
• Communication activities
• Music and dance sessions
• Community access and social inclusion activities
• Health and wellbeing support

You will play a key role in promoting independence, choice, wellbeing, dignity, and safety while helping individuals work towards outcomes that matter to them.

Please note that personal care support is an essential requirement of this role.

What We're Looking For:

We are looking for individuals who are caring, enthusiastic, creative, and committed to delivering high-quality support.

The successful candidate will have:

• NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent)
• Knowledge and experience of Positive Behaviour Support
• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, or complex needs
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• The ability to creatively plan and deliver person-centred activities
• Skills to support communication development and promote choice-making
• A strong understanding of dignity, independence, safeguarding, and human rights
• The ability to work flexibly, including occasional evenings or weekends where required

Additional Information

This role requires:

• Enhanced DBS check including Adults' and Children's Barred Lists
• Flexibility to work across Active Lives service locations as required
• Travel within the community to support activities and residents

Please note: successful candidates will be required to work across both Addington Heights and Cherry Hub locations as needed by the service. There is no remote working available for this role. Parking is available at both sites.

If you are passionate about enabling people to thrive, develop independence, and achieve meaningful outcomes, we would love to hear from you.

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