Community Support Worker - Learning Disability
| Posting date: | 02 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £28,583 to £29,929 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2025 |
| Location: | Skegness, Lincolnshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Linkage Community Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Position: Community Support Worker – Learning Disability
Salary: £28,583 - £29,929 FTE
Hours: Part Time, Bank
Contract: Permanent (52 Week)
Location: Skegness
Benefits of working for Linkage:
6 weeks Annual leave
Health and wellbeing support including employment, financial and mental health via an employee assistance programme.
Eligibility for a Blue Light Card (£4.99 for 2 years’ membership)
Linkage Lottery cash prizes
Long Service bonus every 5 years
Recommend a friend bonus
Workplace pension scheme
Linkage Employee Perks & Discounts (BHSF)
We do not hold a sponsorship license, therefore if you are looking for sponsorship we will not be able to accept or process your application.
About the role:
Do you want to work for an organisation that gives you more work life balance?
Do you want the security of contracted hours issued from day one?
We are looking for people to provide high quality compassionate care and support within the Skegness area. No two days are the same as you work with the people we support to participate in a wide of activities including domestic tasks, shopping trips, leisure activities, social occasions, personal care and medication.
A post within the Community Support Service based within our Skegness Hub has become available, there will be an expectation for the successful candidate to work a mix of shifts to include early mornings, daytime hours, evenings and alternate weekends, at times there may be the need work within the Residential Houses.
We have well-established hub working in place for our residential and community supported living services. After training, guidance, and support, you may be required to travel to a number of local services within the hub to meet the needs of the people we support.
Do you share our values of Independence, Respect, Honesty and Teamwork?
Linkage Community Trust is a learning disabilities charity and a values based organisation. Our values are central to providing high quality, personalised and effective care, support and education to our clients and students. We are passionate about making a difference to the lives of the people with learning difficulties and disabilities, by supporting them to become all they can be. As an employer, we are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer. You will be joining a 700 plus strong team of staff and volunteers who work county wide.
Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer
All applications for this vacancy are to be submitted online, and strictly no agency calls or agency CV submissions. You can initially apply by CV. Should you do this you will be asked to complete an application form for our safer recruitment process. Communication is undertaken via email, we advise you check your inbox and junk mail. Should you be offered a role you will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check. We welcome and value applications from all candidates who identify with our values and behaviours.
As an equal opportunities employer, Linkage Community Trust is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Linkage.
Salary: £28,583 - £29,929 FTE
Hours: Part Time, Bank
Contract: Permanent (52 Week)
Location: Skegness
Benefits of working for Linkage:
6 weeks Annual leave
Health and wellbeing support including employment, financial and mental health via an employee assistance programme.
Eligibility for a Blue Light Card (£4.99 for 2 years’ membership)
Linkage Lottery cash prizes
Long Service bonus every 5 years
Recommend a friend bonus
Workplace pension scheme
Linkage Employee Perks & Discounts (BHSF)
We do not hold a sponsorship license, therefore if you are looking for sponsorship we will not be able to accept or process your application.
About the role:
Do you want to work for an organisation that gives you more work life balance?
Do you want the security of contracted hours issued from day one?
We are looking for people to provide high quality compassionate care and support within the Skegness area. No two days are the same as you work with the people we support to participate in a wide of activities including domestic tasks, shopping trips, leisure activities, social occasions, personal care and medication.
A post within the Community Support Service based within our Skegness Hub has become available, there will be an expectation for the successful candidate to work a mix of shifts to include early mornings, daytime hours, evenings and alternate weekends, at times there may be the need work within the Residential Houses.
We have well-established hub working in place for our residential and community supported living services. After training, guidance, and support, you may be required to travel to a number of local services within the hub to meet the needs of the people we support.
Do you share our values of Independence, Respect, Honesty and Teamwork?
Linkage Community Trust is a learning disabilities charity and a values based organisation. Our values are central to providing high quality, personalised and effective care, support and education to our clients and students. We are passionate about making a difference to the lives of the people with learning difficulties and disabilities, by supporting them to become all they can be. As an employer, we are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer. You will be joining a 700 plus strong team of staff and volunteers who work county wide.
Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer
All applications for this vacancy are to be submitted online, and strictly no agency calls or agency CV submissions. You can initially apply by CV. Should you do this you will be asked to complete an application form for our safer recruitment process. Communication is undertaken via email, we advise you check your inbox and junk mail. Should you be offered a role you will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check. We welcome and value applications from all candidates who identify with our values and behaviours.
As an equal opportunities employer, Linkage Community Trust is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Linkage.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.