Social Care and Enhanced Response Support Worker – HMP Littlehey, Perry, Huntingdon, United Kingdom
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 are proud of the lasting difference our care and support makes to people’s lives across Cambridgeshire, including those who are currently in prison. Are you ready, willing, and able to make an impact too?
We are specifically looking for a Support Worker to join two of our teams: our dedicated Social Care Support Team who undertake this essential work within the prison setting at HMP Littlehey and our Enhanced Response Service team based in Cambourne.
Our Prevention and Early Intervention (P&EI) Services work hard to deliver multi-disciplinary social care interventions to prevent, reduce and/or delay escalations in formal or informal care and support needs. Within P&EI, our Support Workers deliver planned and personalised short-term care and support. They enable people to recover and maximise function, confidence, and independence. Support Workers within the prison setting work in pairs, with no lone working and will be provided will full training and support.
ERS is a fast paced service providing support to service users who trigger their Tele Care Alarm and we also work alongside the ambulance service for non injuries such as non-injured falls. ERS also provides support to teams within the Cambridgeshire County Council such as the Reablment and Emergency Duty teams to provide planned calls to service users in the community to support with promoting independence.
This is a permanent position, totalling 35.25 hours per week. 21 hours per week will be spent at HMP Littlehey and 14.25 hours per week at Cambourne for which mileage expenses will be paid.
The teams operate across 7 days a week, 365 days a year, so you will be required to work some evening shifts, early shifts and every other weekend. Additional and enhanced rates for weekend and Bank Holiday working will apply. Occasional travel across the county for meetings will be required.
Please note that this role does not meet the salary requirements for us to be able to offer sponsorship.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Team Coordinator Gillian Sproule on 07900 228199 or Gillian.Sproule@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.
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.
About you
Our Social Care Support Workers are motivated people of action. You will have the ability to demonstrate reliability, dedication and strength of character. You will have first-rate communication and listening skills, excellent interpersonal skills, with an element of patience and a tactful approach.
You will be organised and self-motivated in order to manage your workload and will have a flexible approach to your working pattern.
You will have a level 2 Care certificate or equivalent qualification and be willing to work towards a level 3.
The role involves travel from Littlehey to Cambourne and also across Cambridgeshire, using CCC pool vehicles which are manual drive so you will need to have a full driving licence applicable to manual vehicles.
Please evidence on your supporting statement how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the attached job descriptions/person specifications.
Please note: We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
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