Support Worker - Community Living

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The States of Guernsey are looking for a Support Worker to join the Community Living Team.

This role supports adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities within a 24hour Community Living service.

Support is delivered through outreach and in reach to individuals living in their own homes, extra care housing. Staff use the Active Support Model focusing on doing things with people, not for them promoting choice, independence, and participation at every opportunity to help service users participate in daily living tasks such as personal care medication management, cooking, cleaning, shopping, managing finances, and accessing the community.

Band 4 staff are required to work independently and alongside colleagues under the guidance of senior staff to provide high quality physical and emotional care, and they act as key workers in line with service values and quality standards.

The role also involves lone working, particularly during outreach visits or when supporting individuals in their own homes, requiring staff to work safely, independently, and confidently while following organisational procedures also providing 1:1 supervision to Band 3 Support Workers.

Additional duties may be assigned by managers. A driving licence is required, and staff must be willing to drive service vehicles.

Main duties of the job

This role supports adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities within a 24 hour Community Living service. Support is delivered through outreach and in reach to individuals living in their own homes, extra care housing.

Staff use the Active Support Model focusing on doing things with people, not for thempromoting choice, independence, and participation at every opportunity to help service users participate in daily living tasks such as personal care medication management, cooking, cleaning, shopping, managing finances, and accessing the community.

Band 4 staff are required to work independently and alongside colleagues under the guidance of senior staff to provide high quality physical and emotional care, and they act as key workers in line with service values and quality standards.

The role also involves lone working, particularly during outreach visits or when supporting individuals in their own homes, requiring staff to work safely, independently, and confidently while following organisational procedures also providing 1:1 supervision to Band 3 Support Workers.

Additional duties may be assigned by managers. A driving licence is required, and staff must be willing to drive service vehicles.

About us

The Island of Guernsey is in the English Channel in the Bay of St Malo, 50km off the north-west coast of France and 120km from the English coast.

Guernsey has a population of around 63,000 and in Alderney just under 2,000. Working in arelatively smallHealth and Social Care Service like ours means you can effectively work with colleagues across the services, health and social care professionals can collaborate not only with each other but also other agencies, the third sector and the community.

We offer an attractive relocation policy and competitive salaries withgreat careeropportunities, modern facilities, excellent training, revalidation and registration support and a healthy work-life balance.

As a health or social care professional who chooses to join our team, you can look forward to working in an environment that gives you the time to care that you hoped for when choosing this career.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support patients/service users in undertaking activities of daily living within care plans.

Contribute to the assessment and development of care plans under the direction of a Registered Health or Social Care Professional

Undertake the role of health promoter and educator for patients/service users and their support networks.

Recognise changes in patients'/service users' presentation which require the intervention of others and understand when to refer to the supervising Registered Health or Social Care professional and other colleagues for reassessment of patient care.

Report all accidents and incidents as per policy and demonstrate an awareness of risk management and Quality and Safety processes.

Report and escalate any safety, safeguarding or risk concerns to the appropriate member of staff and ensure that action is taken.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Any of the below

• Band 3 competency pathway
• Level 3 VQ Diploma in Health and Social Care
• Level 3 BTEC Advanced Certificate in Positive Behavioural Support

Desirable

Approved programme of development at Diploma Level (Level 5 HE) or equivalent e.g. Level 4 BTEC Professional Certificate in Positive Behavioural Support.

Nursing Associate

Experience

Essential

Ability to demonstrate an understanding of HSCs CARE Values

Self-motivated and able to use initiative

Leadership / Shift leadership experience

Good level of verbal and written communication and record keeping skills.

To be friendly, approachable, patient and empathetic. Ability to organise self; be reliable, flexible, adaptable and able to work under

pressure.

Ability to lead, direct and support staff.

Experience of Person-Centred Planning

Good IT skills.

Working knowledge of Makaton or Signalong

Medication management and administration.

Be an advocate for service user involvement and social inclusion.

Ability to recognise areas of concern, problem solve and escalate as required.

Driving licence

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

States of Guernsey

Address

Princess Elizabeth Hospital

Le Vauquiedor

St. Martin

Guernsey

GY4 6UU

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For questions about the job, contact

Neil McMeiken

Neil.mcmeiken@gov.gg

01481224010

Details

Date posted

24 February 2026

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Band

Band 4

Salary

£33,564 to £39,865 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

K0005-26-0026

Job locations

Princess Elizabeth Hospital

Le Vauquiedor

St. Martin

Guernsey

GY4 6UU

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