Support Worker (female)

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22.5 hours per week. Three days per week to include Wednesdays. Hours will be worked within Monday-Friday 9-5pm.

Salary: £29,138.54 pro rata for 22.5hrs pw £17,483.12. Fixed term for two years with the potential to become permanent.

Corona House is a unique women’s service uniting a diverse female population in Cambridge City. We support our women with a range of needs using a creative and flexible approach that explores each individual’s motivations and aspirations.

Our service has two aspects:

• Corona House – where we provide high quality support and accommodation for around two years, to six women who would otherwise be homeless or at risk of homelessness.
• Corona Community – a varied programme of supportive group activities available to Corona House residents, ex-residents and to other local women.

We are looking for a female Support Officer to join our friendly team who will lead the activity programme and provide group and one-to-one support to our community-based women.

We need a compassionate and creative woman with a high level of self-awareness who is comfortable working in a team environment and independently. If you care about the needs of local women and have experience of facilitating and organising group activities and working with those with mental health issues, we would love to hear from you.

Our benefits include:

• Employee discount scheme (retail, leisure, gym membership and fitness equipment)
• Doctor Care Anywhere (telehealth service offering private online GP and nurse appointments via video and phone)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme (salary sacrifice)
• One day off a year to volunteer for a charity of your choice
• 30 days holiday, increasing to 35 days per annum, inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata for part-time staff), depending on length of service
• Holiday purchase scheme- up to 5 days per annum (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Company sick pay
• 58p per mile business mileage allowance
• Refer a friend scheme (£250)
• Contributory pension scheme, which both you and CHS contribute to
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Flexible Working Policy
• Full induction
• Comprehensive free training and development opportunities with paid time off
• Free DBS (for relevant posts)

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Nicky Saunders, Service Manager on 07841 065445. To apply for the post, please use the online application form and ensure to explain how you meet each criterion specified in the Person Specification and give examples to demonstrate this. No CVs please.

Closing date for applications: 9.00am Monday 21 April 2025

Interviews at Corona House during week commencing: Monday 28 April 2025

This post is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9 paragraph 1, Equality Act 2010.

Please note this position is subject to a clear Enhanced DBS Disclosure. If you are registered with the online DBS Update Service, this may expedite your application process.