We are looking to recruit a part time Community Support Worker for our Physical Disability Team. Reporting to the Advanced Practitioner, the successful post holder will be responsible for providing services to vulnerable people of Bedford Borough who require assessment for care packages. You will be required to demonstrate a good level of academic achievement with GCSE English, or equivalent.

You will have experience of working in the community with adults with a disability, have knowledge of disability and awareness of the barriers that individuals may face within the community, a good level of communication skills, verbal and written and ability to write clear and concise records on the client database.

You will also have experience or demonstrate ability to working as part of team ensure that the health and wellbeing of working age people are paramount to service delivery and help to deliver excellent services to the residents of Bedford Borough.

The Council is committed to offering you a good work life balance includes its flexitime and agile working arrangements including a hybrid model of office and home based working. We offer 27 days of annual leave pro rata increasing to 32 days pro rata after 5 years service plus bank holidays compensated by a competitive salary and a generous pension scheme that will be completely unrivalled in the private sector.

Closing date: 7th September 2026

Interview dates: 24th & 25th September 2026.

How to apply

When you are ready to apply, click on ‘Apply for Vacancy’; you will be asked to upload a CV and answer some application questions.  The application questions require a yes/no response.  Please make sure your CV shows how you meet the requirements for the role you are applying for, the job profile below will show the essential selection criteria.  An optional CV template is provided below.  

Please note:

The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:

·                    a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)

·                    a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only)

unless the appointment is business critical

For further information, please email recruitment.team@bedford.gov.uk

Guaranteed interview schemes

Bedford Borough Council is proud to be a member of the Armed Forces Covenant and the Care Leavers Covenant, we pledge to interview any eligible job applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job they are applying for.  Bedford Borough Council is also a Level 2 Disability Confident employer and guarantees to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for.  

Visa Sponsorship

Bedford Borough Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role