Job responsibilities
Huntingdon Community Centre is a busy Day Centre for Adults with Learning disabilities and autism based in Ambury Road, Huntingdon, which is part of the In House Provider Services.
We are opening a community-focused caf creating an inclusive and welcoming environment where everyone feels valued.
The Employability Co-ordinator will work to establish the new supported employment caf at Huntingdon Community Centre. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a new project to support adults with a learning disability or autism to learn work skills based in a caf environment.
Youwill have a blend of hospitality experience, excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to support people with disabilities to develop skills. Goodbaking skills are also required, as all goods sold within the cafe will be made onsite by the team.
If you would like an informal chat about the role please call Karen Hubbard on 01480 377699.
Our benefitsWe 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
What will you be doing? You will be supporting the establishment of a caf in a space within the day centre, delivering the vision of a community caf and driving this forward to make thecaf successful. This willincludeproposing and implementing innovative ideas to attract and engage the community.
You will create an inclusive and supportive environment for trainees to ensure an effective and outcome based service is delivered and the right support is provided to enable the trainees to gain the skills required.
As Coordinator, you will oversee the daily operation of the caf and production ofquality baked goodsto be sold, thepurchasing of required stock and money handling. You will also be responsible for meeting the standards required of Food Standard Agency and ensuring individuals are working in a safe environment.
We are looking for someone who will be as passionate as we are about the success of the cafe, someone who is self motivated, able to work on theirown initiative and who is used to prioritisingtasks on a daily basis.
You will be digitally proficient, able to use MS Word/Excel and confidentposting on social media.
About youThe successful candidate will have a blend of skills and qualities, the key attributes we are looking for include:
Experience in working in a caf or similar setting, adapting processes and tasks for people with a learning disability and/or autism.
Good communication and great interpersonal skills to interact with the adults we support, customers and the local community with a genuine interest in community engagement.
Confidently identify issues and find effective solutions quickly.
Have an understanding and patience for individuals with diverse needs. Prior experience working with adults with learning disabilities and/or autism is highly beneficial.
Committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone.
Be creative and deliver exciting ideas to attract and engage the community into the caf, identifying opportunities and taking initiative.
About usCambridgeshire 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.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
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
