Community Support Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 06/10/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Community Support Worker within the Community Enhancing Recovery Team (CERT), which provides intensive support to service users to prevent hospital admissions and facilitate rehabilitation in the community. The successful candidate will work with a multidisciplinary team to create and deliver care plans, focusing on individuals with complex emotional needs. Key aspects include preventing admission, implementing rehabilitation at home, and fostering links with community groups. The role requires compassion, patience, and the ability to listen to service users' goals.
Essential criteria
- Must be willing/able to undertake all appropriate Trust mandatory training requirements, and subsequent refresher training relevant to the area.
- Must be willing/able to undergo job development and training.
- Demonstrate excellent knowledge of service user safety, eg, Prevention & management of violence & aggression, moving and handling, etc.
- Personal Attributes
- Responsive attitude and approach.
- Dress appropriately for the environment.
- A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
- GCSE grades 1-9 (certificate check) OR functional skills level 1 or equivalent ( measured through BKSB).
- Level 2 regulated health care qualification or equivalent qualification (certificate check) OR equivalent work experience (references/previous experience/application form).
- Ability to demonstrate competencies at level 3 (recruitment assessment centre).
- Care Certificate or required to achieve within 12 weeks of commencement (on-job training).
Desirable criteria
- Apprenticeship level 3 or equivalent eg, RQF(regulated Qualification Framework)NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
- Experience of the speciality area.
- Willingness to undertake further study.
- In providing personal care and related procedures for those with health/social needs.
- In working in a caring environment at a band 2 or equivalent level of competence.
- In dealing with the public.
- In working as an effective team member.
- Of demonstrating own duties.
- Ability to work effectively, professionally and under own initiative or as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- In demonstrating initiative, decision-making and prioritisation skills.
- Evidence of a commitment to user/carer involvement.
- Physical Attributes
- A satisfactory sickness record over previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary).
- Special Knowledge/Skills
- As appropriate to the role:
- Demonstrates excellent customer care skills.
- Enthusiastic, able to work flexibly on a 24hr shift pattern to meet the needs of service users.
- Demonstrates safe decision-making skills commensurate with role.
- Excellent communicator.
- Good IT/keyboard skills.
- Diversity/Cultural understanding.
- Knows responsibilities regarding confidentiality and trust.
- Resilience to pressure and exposure to emotional, distressing or hazardous situations eg, verbal aggression, body fluids, etc.
- Non-judgemental, empathetic manner.
- Demonstrates Trust Values.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Good administration and organisational skills.
- Able to use observation skills to identify potential services user, environmental risks etc. and act appropriately.
- Able to fulfil the requirements of the value-based induction.
- Language skills other than English.
- Experience of supervising/inducting others.
- Training
- Must be willing/able to undertake all appropriate Trust mandatory training requirements, and subsequent refresher training relevant to the area.
- Must be willing/able to undergo job development and training.
- Demonstrate excellent knowledge of service user safety, eg, Prevention & management of violence & aggression, moving and handling, etc.
- Personal Attributes
- Responsive attitude and approach.
- Dress appropriately for the environment.
- A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
- GCSE grades 1-9 (certificate check) OR functional skills level 1 or equivalent ( measured through BKSB).
- Level 2 regulated health care qualification or equivalent qualification (certificate check) OR equivalent work experience (references/previous experience/application form).
- Ability to demonstrate competencies at level 3 (recruitment assessment centre).
- Care Certificate or required to achieve within 12 weeks of commencement (on-job training).
- Apprenticeship level 3 or equivalent eg, RQF(regulated Qualification Framework)NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
- Experience of the speciality area.
- Willingness to undertake further study.
- In providing personal care and related procedures for those with health/social needs.
- In working in a caring environment at a band 2 or equivalent level of competence.
- In dealing with the public.
- In working as an effective team member.
- Of demonstrating own duties.
- Ability to work effectively, professionally and under own initiative or as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- In demonstrating initiative, decision-making and prioritisation skills.
- Evidence of a commitment to user/carer involvement.
- Physical Attributes
- A satisfactory sickness record over previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity
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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South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Community Support Worker
The closing date is 06 October 2026
Job summary
37.5 hours per week
Hi, Im Shani the team
manager, and Im really pleased youre looking at this opportunity. The
Community Enhancing Recovery Team (CERT) was est in 2023 and offer intensive
support to service users within the Enhanced Pathway. The Main focus of the
service was to assist people who are in longer term hospital back into the
community. The team have now expanded to include people who are being
considered for locked rehabilitation, the aim here is to actively increase
their support in the community & to avoid admission. Working with the care
coordinators, the right candidate will provide additional support for the
person.
We are looking for a support
worker to join the team,
If you are a support worker
that is passionate about providing care a service user population, that have
longer term, complex needs and often find themselves stuck in their journey to
recovery.
Please get in touch with me,
Shani Robinson [phone number removed] [email removed].
At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.
Main duties of the job
The support
workers role in the team would be to work with other me
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