Specialist Community Support Worker

# Specialist Community Support Worker## Job Introduction Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same:
To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.

We have a rewarding opportunity for Speciality Community Support Worker to join our service at Lymbridge in Bolton. We aim provide care and support and promote independence and inclusion within the local community through methods including positive behaviour support.
** We aim in to empower the individuals we support to take control of their own lives and gain greater independence, by teaching communication, choice and fulfilment.
**** The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people that we support and expects all of our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
**** Location - Blackrod, Bolton.
**** Salary - £26,230 (£13.45ph) - Living Wage
**** Enhanced pay for weekend shifts - Time and a quarter added to your hourly rate of pay.
**** Sleep-in payment of £107.60 per sleep
**** Working Pattern - 37.5 hours per week, worked flexibly over five days, weekend working will be required.
**** Applicants with a full driving licence preferred.
**** Benefits**
* ** Annual Leave
** 27 day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years
* ** Generous pension scheme*
* ** and death in service benefit**, up to 7% company pension contributions initially rising with length of service and up to 6 x basic salary death in service benefit.
* ** Occupational sick pay
** and family friendly policies including
** enhanced maternity****, paternity and adoptive leave****.**
* ** Reward and Discount platform
** offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
* Eligibility to apply for
** Blue Light card
*** Proud to be a
** real living wage employer**
* ** Refer a friend scheme**, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
* Comprehensive
** training and development opportunities**, including apprenticeship qualifications
* ** Long service awards
** including cash gifts and extra holiday.
* Promotion of
** Wellbeing
* * across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online
* Access to our
** Employee Assistance Programme
** for you and adults at your home.
** Here at Together Trust our vision is to champion a better future for the adults we support.
** The adults we support in this service have a variety of complex needs which may include learning difficulties and autism spectrum conditions.

We are looking for a Specialist Community Support Worker with a positive and enthusiastic approach, who are friendly, great communicators and eager to provide high levels of support to adults and their families.

Help us make a change to the people we support.
** To discover the full details of this rewarding role within the Together Trust take a look at our

Job Description .
*** Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.
** If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can do to support you
** The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
** Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself).
** This role will involve regulated activity.*### Specialist Community Support Worker
* ** Salary
* * Actual Salary £26,230.00
* ** Frequency
* * Annual
* ** Job Reference
** together trust/TP/36307/489
* ** Contract Type
** Permanent - Full Time
* ** Closing Date
** 18 October, 2026
* ** Job Category
** Support Worker
* ** Location
* * Blackrod, Bolton, United Kingdom
* ** Posted on
** 17 September, 2026