Community Support Worker

Community Support Worker - Initially temporary with potential to go permanent- Pontypool - Immediate Start

Yolk Recruitment Public Sector and Not-for-Profit is Yolk Recruitment are working with an established charity to help recruit a People Services Administrator to join their growing team.

Post open to women only under the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.

As an organisation with equality, diversity and inclusion at its heart, our women-only posts are open to non-binary people identified female at birth and trans women. We welcome applications from all areas of the community and particularly encourage applications from members of our BAME community, as well as individuals with disabilities who are currently under-represented within our workforce.

What you will be doing as the Community Support Worker

• Manage a caseload of clients in the community
• Be fully aware of the child and adult protection procedures, report to line manager any concerns and process referrals when required
• Writing support plans
• Will be going to people's homes, meeting them in the office and in public i.e. coffee shops
• Conducting risk and needs assessments

What you will need as theCommunity Support Worker

• Enhanced DBS on an update service
• Valid drivers licence and own car
• Experience of support those from Homeless, domestic violence, substance misuse, mixed mental health, or young people back grounds (must be a support work not a care worker)

What you will get in return as the Community Support Worker

• £13.17 per hour
• 35 hour working week
• Realistic opportunity to go permanent

If you have a background as a support worker and have an enhanced DBS I would like to hear from you, this is a huge opportunity to make a real difference.