Support Worker - Huntingdon, United Kingdom - Cambridgeshire County Council

Cambridgeshire County Council
Cambridgeshire County Council
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Huntingdon, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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About the role

Huntingdon Supported Living & Respite is based in the town of Huntingdon and the village of Wyton and supports tenants living in bungalows at St Lukes Close Huntingdon and Splash Lane Wyton.


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.

We have full time and part time opportunities available across the services.

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.


You will be using IT to update documents such as support plans, risk assessments and will have a good working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and assessments of capacity.


  • 10pm.), additional enhancements are paid for weekends and Bank Holidays. You will be required to work two weekend shifts, twice a month and complete a sleep in shifts.
About you
No formal qualifications are essential, but a good standard of education is required. There is a requirement to complete an induction which may include the Care Certificate. A willingness to undertake a formal qualification / apprenticeship in social care is essential.

Previous applicants who have applied in the last six months need not apply.

For further information please call Lucy Corney / Natalie Kennedy /Abigail Westwood/ Karen Hubbard on

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.

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
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