Relief Support Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our Respite, Supported Living and Day Services across Fenland (March and Wisbech) are looking for Support Workers to support the services as and when required to cover and support colleagues. We are looking for people interested in a meaningful career and making a positive impact.

This is an important role which also offers you flexibility in your work hours to fit with your own busy lives, the support of a dedicated team and a caring employer.

The hourly rate for a Support Worker is £12.85 with enhancements paid at weekends and Bank Holidays (Saturday £19.27phr, Sunday £22.87 hr.)

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Kirsty Wood, Operations Manager 07917 210139.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

You will be working alongside individuals with a learning disability, autism, physical disability or an older person, enabling them to have a happy, healthy life supporting their care and social needs. This may include providing interesting and interactive activities, supporting a persons care and communication needs, providing medication and supporting their wellbeing.

You will be part of a dedicated team focusing on positive outcomes and skill development for the individuals we support within a safe and caring environment.

You will be a caring, passionate and motivated person, keen to make a difference and provide exceptional care and support, able to empower individuals and recognise that each person is unique in their needs and choices. You will have a level 2 Certificate in Health and Social Care or similar and have previous experience of working within a care environment.

As a Support Worker you will need to have good verbal and written communication skills in order to be able to liaise with both internal and external contacts effectively, You will have good IT skills for the purpose of case file and risk assessment recording. You will have a sensitive and a professional approach in managing your work and an understanding of equal opportunities, diversity and safeguarding. The role will involve administration of medication, and the provision of personal care.

In return for your commitment, we offer appropriate training, support, and career development opportunities as well as being part of a supportive team committed to delivering an excellent service for adults with disabilities.

Please see the attached documents which outline the Job specifications and requirements for our Relief Support Workers and highlight in your application how you meet the criteria required for the position.

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 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

Person Specification

General Requirements

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Desirable

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire County Council

Address

Huntingdon

PE28 4YE

Employer's website

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)