Community Support Worker - Driver

Overview

Are you a caring individual who enjoys working with people? Then join our committed community outreach team in Barrow. As a support worker you can support adults with mental health needs and learning disabilities to live their best lives. The successful candidate will engage with service users and build trusting, therapeutic relationships.

The role includes visiting service users in their own homes or in other settings and offering practical support to enable them to live independently while also offering emotional support in accordance with their individual support plans. The support role includes helping with daily living tasks such as cooking, appointments, medication and money management.

• Visit service users in their own homes or other settings and provide practical support to enable independent living.
• Offer emotional support in line with individual support plans.
• Assist with daily living tasks such as cooking, appointments, medication and money management.
• Engage with service users to build trusting, therapeutic relationships.
• Support a person-centred approach and promote independence.

• Full-time or part-time hours available (37.5 or 22.5 hours per week) with a flexible rota.
• Ability to lone work and use your own initiative is essential.
• Being a car driver and car owner (or access to a vehicle) is essential for this role; mileage allowance is paid.
• Location:
  
  United Kingdom; applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.
• Vacancy Reference Number: 85465.

• Probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days annual leave and company-paid enhanced DBS.
• Creative Support’s development pathway offers a structured induction and values-led training to help staff grow from entry-level to leadership roles.
• Career progression through tailored learning aligned with national strategies and the WE CARE framework.
• We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization — Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer with Investors in People Gold.

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the vacancy reference number above.

You can also download a copy of our application form. Completed application forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to re to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date, please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying.

If you require any advice on completing your application form, please call us on .

Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS