Senior Support Worker

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Full time
Location: Huntingdon
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Job offered by: Cambridge County Council
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Cherry Meadows (part of the St Luke's respite service) provides Respite and Supported Living services for adults with a learning disability. Our aim is to support and empower service users to enhance their quality of life, maximise potential and to continue to develop and promote independent skills within their own home, in the Respite service and in the community. For more information or to chat about this opportunity, please contact Abigail Westwood, Registered Manager or Lucy Corney, Team Leader, Supported Living on 01480 456941. Appointments to these posts will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our benefits We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage: A comprehensive

wellbeing package

to cover

all aspects of wellbeing , both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family. Buy up to

4 weeks additional annual leave

(pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme. Take your bank holidays

flexibly

to better suit

your personal circumstances . Make

Additional Voluntary Contributions

(Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings. Access to

development opportunities , apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support

your personal and professional growth . Paid volunteering hours

each year so you can make a

positive impact on our community

during your normal working day. Access to

Peer Support Groups

through our IDEAL staff

equality, diversity and inclusion

network. Opportunities to nominate and receive

Employee Recognition Awards . An

Our Cambs Rewards

account, giving you access to in-store and online

discounts

as well as our

Car Lease

and

Cycle to Work

schemes. Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more. What will you be doing? We are looking for a permanent Senior Support Worker, who is motivated, enthusiastic and a creative team player, committed to providing high quality support. You will need to be confident to undertake personal care tasks and have a willingness and capacity to work with people who may challenge. There is a requirement to work across services including both respite and supported living to meet service needs. As a Senior, you will supervise, oversee and support the staff team including attending monthly staff meetings. Staff will have the benefits of regular supervision, annual appraisals and excellent training opportunities including face-to-face training and access to our new grey matters training portal. This role is full time, 37 hours per week. You will be required to work a mixture of shifts, including earlies and lates. You will also be required to work every other weekend, and some sleep-ins.

Enhancements are paid for unsocial hours and weekends. There is also an opportunity to work additional hours as a Relief Support Worker to meet service needs. About you You will be working towards or have completed NVQ health and Social Care Level 3 qualification. There is a requirement to complete an induction which includes the new care certificate and all mandatory training which will include E-Learning modules. A willingness to undertake a qualification in social care is also essential. Please read the job description and person specification very carefully, and ensure that you provide examples of how you meet the selection criteria. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 5th February 2025. About us Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes. Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do. We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity. If you don't meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don't be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us. We encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion. https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers

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