Community Support Worker (Career Grade) – Mental Health Locality & Reablement

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location:Bassett Street LE18 4PE covering Blaby Oadby Wigston and Market Harborough areas

Working Hours:37 Hours Per Week

Contract Type:Permanent

Closing Date:Sunday 22^nd February 2026

Salary:Gradeper annum (pro rata for part-time)

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference to the lives of adults in Leicestershire Are you passionate about promoting independence

About the Role

As a Community Support Worker you will meet with individuals families and carers to connect and listen and where necessary undertake an assessment under the Care Act 2014. Where there is an eligible need you will devise a plan for how the person can access the support they require this may be connecting with their local community referral on to other agencies or provide service to support their unmet need. Where necessary you will identify and report potential safeguarding consider mental capacity and other high-risk situations where a persons safety or liberty may be at risk. Your team will have an office base and can work in a hybrid way. You will undertake visits to people in their own homes in a hospital setting or wherever the person feels most comfortable to meet you.

Our Team

We are seeking to appoint a Community Support Worker who wishes to join our Mental Health Team serving the Blaby Oadby & Wigston and Harborough areas. If successful you will be part of a closeknit collaborative service dedicated to supporting people to live well in their communities. You will work alongside experienced Community Support Workers Community Reablement Workers and Social Workers based in Bassett Street in Wigston contributing to a multidisciplinary approach that values shared learning mutual support and a strong team ethos.

Together we provide personcentred support that empowers individuals to build resilience develop independent living skills and access the right services at the right time.

If you are passionate about teamwork community-based mental health support and making a positive difference across diverse localities we would be keen to hear from you.

To find out more about what its like to be a Community Support Worker please see Katies storyhere.

We are passionate about developing your career in social care.

As a Grade 8Trainee Community Support Worker you will be in your first CSW role and will be expected to develop experience knowledge and skills complete their Learning and Induction Programme and undertake your duties with support and supervision.

As a Grade 9 Community Support Worker you will be expected to have sufficient experience knowledge and skills to manage your workload under supervision to deliver a high quality person centred accountable statutory social care. This includes demonstrating competency undertaking Care and Support Assessments Mental Capacity Assessments and making Best Interest decisions.

As a Community Support Worker there are further opportunities to develop your career in Adult Social Care at Leicestershire County Council such as the opportunity to apply to undertake a Social Work Apprenticeship Occupational Therapy Apprenticeship and routes in leadership roles.

Please click hereto see the CSW career progression plan.

A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

You will require a valid full driving licence or access to a vehicle for this position.

About You

To apply for the CSW post you must:

• Hold a Level 2 in Maths and English and a relevant health/social care qualification a full Level 2 or 3 qualification in adult social care for example NCFE CACHE Level 2 Diploma in Care or equivalent.
• Have relevant experience of working with adults in a social care setting and of working with other agencies within a fieldwork environment.
• Understand the need to undertake need and risk assessments and the issues/needs that adults and their families/carers may have.
• Have a good understanding of social care organisations and their roles and responsibilities as part of the wider community and voluntary sector.
• Be a confident communicator who is skilled in negotiation persuasion assertiveness and conflict management and able to build effective working relationships.
• Be able to recognise the limits of own accountability and responsibility and to seek appropriate support and advice when required.
• Be able to manage a caseload and work to clear objectives.

In addition we expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a are aDisability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working which may include part time working job sharing term-time working flexible start and finish times and hybrid working depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion please contact:

Chelbie Shepherd Resourcing Co-ordinator

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How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council were looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are wherever youre from and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation not just whats on your CV. Thats why weve designed a recruitment process thats fair accessible and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire wed love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. Without this information we wont be able to assess your suitability for the role and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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