Community Support Worker

Main area Secure Division
-Specialist Support Team - Learning Disabilities and or Autism Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent:
The post holder will be ill be rostered over the 7 day week, between the hours of 0800hrs and 2000hrs Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (The post holder will be will be rostered over the 7 day week, between the hours of 0800hrs and 2000hrs) Job
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Employer Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Hollins Park House Town Warrington Salary £24,937 - £26,598 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/01/2026 23:59

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.

We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex‑armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to be part of a developingt 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 a 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.

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 qualified staff.

To report to the qualified staff any observations made whilst providing care to service users / productivity and leisure, providing details of mental state and risk factors.

To work with service users on an individual and group basis as outlined in the care plan and as directed by the appropriate named lead professional.