About the role
We are proud of the lasting difference our care and support makes to people’s lives across Cambridgeshire, including those who are currently in prison. Are you ready, willing, and able to make an impact too?
Our Prevention and Early Intervention (P&EI) Services work hard to deliver multidisciplinary social care interventions to prevent, reduce and/or delay escalations in formal or informal care and support needs.
Within P&EI, our Support Workers deliver planned and personalised short-term care and support. They enable people to recover and maximise function, confidence, and independence. We are specifically looking for a Support Worker to join our dedicated Social Care Support Team and undertake this essential work within the prison setting at HMP Littlehey, Perry.
This is a permanent position, 36 hours per week. The salary for this role is Scale 3, £23,500 - £23,893 (pro rata for part-time).
Support Workers within the prison setting work in pairs, with no lone working and will be provided will full training and support.
The team operates flexibly across 7 days a week, 365 days a year, so you will be required to work some evening and weekend shifts. Additional and enhanced rates for weekend and Bank Holiday working will apply. Occasional travel across the county for meetings will be required.
Please don’t wait for the closing date to apply! This is a rolling campaign, and we will review applications regularly and close the advert when we find the right person.
If you would like some more information about the role, please contact Team Lead, Claire Hodge: Claire.Hodge@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.
What will you be doing?
Key duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Working closely with health and social care professionals who are involved in the planning and delivery of Reablement care and support
- Supporting the development of person-centred planning, where each person’s plan has meaningful and achievable goals
- Assisting with activities of daily living and personal care, including washing, dressing/undressing, bathing and meal preparation
- Helping people regain independence by motivating them to re-learn daily skills
- Supporting ongoing care need provisions
Please see the job description/person specification for more details.
About you
Our Social Care Support Workers are motivated people of action. Some of the skills and qualities we look for include:
- Reliability, dedication and strength of character
- First-rate communication and listening skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with patience and a tactful approach
- An organised approach and the self-motivation to manage your workload
- A flexible approach to your working pattern
Additional information:
- Whatever your professional background, previous experience and formal Health and Social Care qualifications are not essential. We will provide full training and opportunities for you to work towards Level 2 or 3 qualifications.
- A full job history is required and any gaps in employment will need to be clearly explained.
- Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Please evidence on your supporting statement how you meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
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
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 believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
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.
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