Support Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

Accommodation services 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.

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.

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Lucy Corney Lucy.Corney@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or Abigail Westwood Abigail.Westwood@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.

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.

We are looking for a permanent Support Worker to work 30 hours per week who is motivated, enthusiastic and a creative team player, committed to providing highquality support. The role is based in Wyton (between Huntingdon and St Ives, Cambridgeshire).

You will need to be confident to undertake personal care tasks and have a willingness and capacity to work with people who may challenge. The role involves providing 1:1 support, and you will be lone working for the majority of your shifts, with support and guidance available from the wider team. There will also be a requirement to work across services, including both respite and supported living, to meet service needs.

Staff will have the benefits of regular supervision, annual appraisals and excellent training opportunities, including facetoface training and access to Cambridgeshire County Council Our Development training online . The team attends staff meetings once a month.

You will be joining an established staff team and will be required to work within the existing rota, which includes a mixture of early shifts (starting at 8am), late shifts (ending at 10pm), sleep in shifts and every other weekend.Enhancements are paid for unsocial hours and weekends. There may also be opportunities to pick up additional hours as a Relief Support Worker, depending on service needs.

You will have a level 2 Care Certificate in Health and Social care and a willingness to undertake further qualifications in social care if applicable. There is a requirement to complete an induction which includes all mandatory training which will include E-Learning modules. You will also have previous experience of working within a person-centred care setting.

You will be someone able to work under your own initiative as there will be occasions where you are lone working. Clear procedures and protocols are in place to ensure the safety and well-being of all our lone workers.

Please read the job description and person specification very carefully, and ensure that you provide examples of how you meet the selection criteria in your supporting statement.

Please note - as this roles is part time, it does not meet the salary requirements for us to be able to offer sponsorship.

Interviews will be held 9th April 2026.

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, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you dont meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please dont 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.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.

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

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire County Council

Address

Cambridge

PE28 2AF

Employer's website

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)