About the role
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Kirsty Miller 01354 654146 / 07917 210139.
Alder Close Supported Living & Respite is based in the town of March and supports tenants in a range of bungalows and houses at Alder Close and Cornmill, March.
The role of Support Worker is to enable adults with a disability to live as
independently as possible and to enjoy lifestyles as close to those enjoyed
by other members of the community. We support and empower individuals
to enhance the quality of their life, maximise potential and to continue to
promote and develop independence skills within their home or whilst
staying at Respite.
What will you be doing?
You will report to the Senior Support worker and work in a small team to
provide practical support, you will build on their existing skills and abilities
whilst respecting their individual needs and choices.
This includes supporting with personal care where needed, cleaning, shopping, and accessing community activities and opportunities. The role will involve administration of medication and completing a pre-arranged sleep-in shift at least once a month.
The post requires you to work various shifts (between 8am- 10pm.) and to work two weekends in four as well as selected Bank Holidays as part of a rota for which additional enhancements are paid.
The starting pay for the posts is £11.18 per hour with enhancements for hours worked on weekends and Bank Holidays.
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 need to have a proficient level of written and spoken English for the
purposes of case recording and to enable you to work towards NVQ Level 2/3
in Health and Social Care if you do not already hold this qualification.
As a Support Worker you will need to have experience of supporting a
person with a disability or a vulnerable adult. Excellent verbal and written
communication skills as well as some IT skills. Ability to demonstrate
awareness and understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion as well as
the need for safety and confidentiality in the role.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme.
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
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.
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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