Support Worker

Cambridge Accommodation Services is based in central Cambridge and supports tenants with learning disabilities in a supported living, residential and respite settings. The role of a Support Worker is to work within a staff team of Support Workers to support and empower adults with a learning disability to enhance the quality of their life, maximise potential and to continue to promote and develop independence skills within their home and in the community.

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Teo Florea, Registered Manager Teofilia.Florea@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Appointment to this post 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.

Main duties of the job

You will have previous experience of supporting a person with a disability and a qualification in Health and Social Care or similar at Level 2 or above. You will have excellent communication skills and IT skills as well as a proficient level of written and spoken English for the purposes of case recording and to enable you to work towards the Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care if you do not already hold this qualification.

You will report to senior support workers to ensure the service meets the CQC requirements. You will ensure that information within the Service is accurate and up to date and reviewed to meet requirements. This may include care plans, medication management and recording, health action plans, hospital passports, safeguarding, and accident and incident reports.

You will liaise with health professionals, ensuring MCA guidance is integrated in decision making. This post is for 37 hours per week. You will have a rolling 4 week Rota and will be working various shifts between 08-00 22:00 as well as Bank Holidays and weekends for which additional enhancements are paid.

The starting pay for the posts is £12.85 per hour (£19.27 Saturday hours- £22.48 Sunday hours, Bank Holidays £25.70). You will be completing a comprehensive training program and benefit from excellent career development opportunities as well as being part of a supportive team committed to delivering an excellent service for adults with disabilities. You will also need the ability to demonstrate awareness and understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion, and the Mental Capacity Act as well as the need for safety and confidentiality in the role.

Job responsibilities

You will report to senior support workers to ensure the service meets the CQC requirements. You will ensure that information within the Service is accurate and up to date and reviewed to meet requirements. This may include care plans, medication management and recording, health action plans, hospital passports, safeguarding, and accident and incident reports.

You will liaise with health professionals, ensuring MCA guidance is integrated in decision making.

This post is for 37 hours per week. You will have a rolling 4 week Rota and will be working various shifts between 08-00 22:00 as well as Bank Holidays and weekends for which additional enhancements are paid.

The starting pay for the posts is £12.85 per hour (£19.27 Saturday hours- £22.48 Sunday hours, Bank Holidays £25.70).

You will be completing a comprehensive training program and benefit from excellent career development opportunities as well as being part of a supportive team committed to delivering an excellent service for adults with disabilities.

About you

You will have previous experience of supporting a person with a disability and a qualification in Health and Social Care or similar at Level 2 or above. You will have excellent communication skills and IT skills as well as a proficient level of written and spoken English for the purposes of case recording and to enable you to work towards the Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care if you do not already hold this qualification.

You will also need the ability to demonstrate awareness and understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion, and the Mental Capacity Act as well as the need for safety and confidentiality in the role.

Please use the supporting statement in your application to evidence how your skills and experience matches the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert.

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, 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.

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.