Community Support Worker, Grade 5 (£30,495 - £31,440pa)

The successful candidate will have high professional standards and be a good team player, they will have knowledge and experience of positive behaviour support, have skills that support the development communication and choice making skills of those we support. They will also need to be able to think creatively to design and deliver sessions that meet individual person centred outcomes.

Active Lives supports adults with disabilities to live the life they choose by working in a person centred way offering support that is aligned to the values of Community Led Support.

In this role you will work with adults with learning disabilities and autism and other complex needs delivering sessions that build skills and support emotional and physical wellbeing. Our sessions take place in one of our Hubs and the local community.

Our ethos is to support people to be as independent as they can be in all areas of their life, to be actively involved and included in their local communities and to reduce or avoid people becoming building dependant. Learning opportunities range from Pathways to Employment to supporting people using a small/next steps approach to develop life skills and communicate their wants and needs so that they can make choices about their lives.