Community Support Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Band 3 Community Support Worker within the Specialist Community Forensic Team in Cheshire and Merseyside. The team works with individuals who are autistic or have a learning disability, focusing on enhancing their safety and wellbeing in the community. The primary duties involve direct care and observation of service users under the guidance of qualified staff, working individually or in groups as per care plans. The role requires liaising with various partner agencies and contributing to risk mitigation and support.
Key responsibilities
- Carry out assigned duties involving direct care and observation of service users under guidance of qualified staff.
- Report observations, mental state, and risk factors to qualified staff.
- Work with service users individually and in groups as outlined in care plans.
- Coordinate assessment and delivery of planned care, contributing to individual care plans.
- Actively engage service users to maintain and develop social, self-help, occupational, and personal skills.
Essential criteria
- Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care Level 3 or equivalent
- Experience working in a care setting
- Evidence of working in a team
- Experience of working with people who have learning disabilities and/or autism who offend
- Able to communicate effectively
- Understanding of issues of confidentiality
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Ability to demonstrate a nonjudgemental attitude
- Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner
- Able to satisfactorily complete physical intervention training
- Able to work within unpredictable circumstances
- Able to take direction and instruction
- Good communication skills - verbal and non-verb
- Able to work under supervision
- Ability to remain calm in difficult situations and support others
- Ability to meet the day-to day needs of service users, including providing practical support with daily living activities
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Good observation and reporting skills
- Ability to supervise
- Continuous improvement - committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all.
- Accountability - taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care.
- Respect - how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way.
- Enthusiasm - demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it.
- Support - actively supporting others with compassion and courage.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to be part of a developing in the Cheshire and Merseyside Region?
The Specialist Community Forensic Team have been commissioned to work with key stakeholders and partner agencies to enhance community provision for people who are autistic or who have a learning disability.
The Specialist Community Forensic Team are looking for one Band 3 Community Support Worker to complement the existing team. Applications from enthusiastic and confident applicants who show a commitment to the wellbeing of service users and to delivering a high quality service are welcome. Ultimately, the work of the team is focused on enhancing the safety, experience and wellbeing of service users in the community.
Main duties of the job
The Specialist Community Forensic Team is a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Nursing, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational therapists, Social Work, Psychology and Psychiatry. You will be expected to work in all areas of Cheshire and Merseyside and to liaise with a number of partner agencies including Health, Social Care and the Criminal Justice agencies to develop proactive and preventative risk mitigation and support.
The primary role of the Community Support Worker is to carry out assigned duties, involving direct care and observation of service users under the guidance and indirect supervision of
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