Overview
Night Support Worker Ely – CB6 1BA
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
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About the role
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a part time Night Support Worker for 20 hours per week based in Jasmine House, a supported living house in Ely. The post will involve supporting adults with learning disabilities in keeping their lives independent and safe.
Jasmine House is in walking distance of Ely Centre with all its shops, restaurants and amenities. It also has great travel links and excellent bus routes. There is also some on-site parking for staff.
Cambridgeshire County Council is committed to providing high-quality care and support to adults with learning disabilities in their own homes. Our services are residential and supported living providing accommodation and support for adults with learning disabilities. The service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Starting salary for the role is £12.65 – £12.85 per hour. (We pay enhancements for weekends and Bank Holidays – Saturday £19.57, Sundays £22.83 and Bank holidays £26.10 per hour).
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.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Tracey Tunnell at Tracey.Tunnell@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.
About you
Support Workers will be in regular contact with service users, families other professionals and partner agencies, therefore you will have excellent verbal and written communication skills including IT skills.
You will also have a sensitive and professional approach showing understanding of confidentiality in and outside of the workplace. You will be enthusiastic and dedicated to making a difference to people’s lives.
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.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
