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- 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
- 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
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Job summary
Huntingdon Day Services consists of three day centres supporting adults with learning disabilities across Huntingdon, St Ives (CATS), and St Neots (Shortsands). The main centre is located near Huntingdon town centre, and all services operate Monday to Friday. As a Support Worker, youll join a dedicated team focused on empowering individuals through meaningful activities and personalised support. Your role will help enhance wellbeing, promote independence, and support people to reach their full potential. Were looking for applicants with enthusiasm and creativity, especially those with skills or interests in activities like exercise, arts and crafts, gardening, cooking, and music. Youll also help service users access community resources and engage in local life. For more information or an informal chat, please contact Nigel Holland on 01480 377 699 or email HCC@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.
Main duties of the job
As a Support Worker, you will assist service users with all aspects of their care, with a strong focus on providing engaging activities and empowering individuals to maintain their independence and wellbeing. You will work alongside adults with learning disabilities, autism, or physical disabilities, supporting their care and social needs. This includes delivering and facilitating meaningful activities, supporting communication and personal care needs, administering medication, promoting health, wellbeing, and independence and completing risk assessments and updating personal records. You will be part of a committed team focused on achieving positive outcomes and skill development for the individuals we support, within a safe and caring environment. We are looking for caring, passionate, and motivated individuals who are keen to make a difference and provide exceptional care and support. You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be confident using IT systems to complete documentation. You will be able to demonstrate a sensitive and professional approach, understand and apply principles of equality, diversity, and safeguarding and be able to empower individuals and recognise their unique needs and choices. Experience in a similar role is welcome, but we also encourage applications from those with transferable skills from other sectors such as education, healthcare, or customer service. Full training and support will be provided. We offer a supportive team environment, comprehensive training and development opportunities, career progression pathways and the chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others. Please note as this role is part time it does not meet the salary requirements for us to be able to offer sponsorship. Interviews will be held 9th September 2025.
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. Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
Details
Date posted
22 August 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£25,583 to £25,989 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
VPCB350843
Job locations
Huntingdon
PE29 1JE
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Huntingdon Day Services consists of three day centres supporting adults with learning disabilities across Huntingdon, St Ives (CATS), and St Neots (Shortsands). The main centre is located near Huntingdon town centre, and all services operate Monday to Friday.
As a Support Worker, youll join a dedicated team focused on empowering individuals through meaningful activities and personalised support. Your role will help enhance wellbeing, promote independence, and support people to reach their full potential.
Were looking for applicants with enthusiasm and creativity, especially those with skills or interests in activities like exercise, arts and crafts, gardening, cooking, and music. Youll also help service users access community resources and engage in local life.
For more information or an informal chat, please contact Nigel Holland on 01480 377 699 or email HCC@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.
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
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
What will you be doing?As a Support Worker, you will assist service users with all aspects of their care, with a strong focus on providing engaging activities and empowering individuals to maintain their independence and wellbeing.
You will work alongside adults with learning disabilities, autism, or physical disabilities, supporting their care and social needs. This includes delivering and facilitating meaningful activities, supporting communication and personal care needs, administering medication, promoting health, wellbeing, and independence and completing risk assessments and updating personal records.
You will be part of a committed team focused on achieving positive outcomes and skill development for the individuals we support, within a safe and caring environment.
About youWe are looking for caring, passionate, and motivated individuals who are keen to make a difference and provide exceptional care and support.
You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be confident using IT systems to complete documentation.You will be able to demonstrate a sensitive and professional approach, understand and apply principles of equality, diversity, and safeguarding and beable to empower individuals and recognise their unique needs and choices.
Experience in a similar role is welcome, but we also encourage applications from those with transferable skills from other sectors such as education, healthcare, or customer service. Full training and support will be provided.
We offer a supportive team environment, comprehensive training and development opportunities, career progression pathways and the chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others.
Please note as this role is part time it does not meet the salary requirements for us to be able to offer sponsorship.
Interviews will be held 9th September 2025.
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
Job responsibilities
Huntingdon Day Services consists of three day centres supporting adults with learning disabilities across Huntingdon, St Ives (CATS), and St Neots (Shortsands). The main centre is located near Huntingdon town centre, and all services operate Monday to Friday.
As a Support Worker, youll join a dedicated team focused on empowering individuals through meaningful activities and personalised support. Your role will help enhance wellbeing, promote independence, and support people to reach their full potential.
Were looking for applicants with enthusiasm and creativity, especially those with skills or interests in activities like exercise, arts and crafts, gardening, cooking, and music. Youll also help service users access community resources and engage in local life.
For more information or an informal chat, please contact Nigel Holland on 01480 377 699 or email HCC@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.
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
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
What will you be doing?As a Support Worker, you will assist service users with all aspects of their care, with a strong focus on providing engaging activities and empowering individuals to maintain their independence and wellbeing.
You will work alongside adults with learning disabilities, autism, or physical disabilities, supporting their care and social needs. This includes delivering and facilitating meaningful activities, supporting communication and personal care needs, administering medication, promoting health, wellbeing, and independence and completing risk assessments and updating personal records.
You will be part of a committed team focused on achieving positive outcomes and skill development for the individuals we support, within a safe and caring environment.
About youWe are looking for caring, passionate, and motivated individuals who are keen to make a difference and provide exceptional care and support.
You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be confident using IT systems to complete documentation.You will be able to demonstrate a sensitive and professional approach, understand and apply principles of equality, diversity, and safeguarding and beable to empower individuals and recognise their unique needs and choices.
Experience in a similar role is welcome, but we also encourage applications from those with transferable skills from other sectors such as education, healthcare, or customer service. Full training and support will be provided.
We offer a supportive team environment, comprehensive training and development opportunities, career progression pathways and the chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others.
Please note as this role is part time it does not meet the salary requirements for us to be able to offer sponsorship.
Interviews will be held 9th September 2025.
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
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General Requirements
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General Requirements
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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
PE29 1JE
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridgeshire County Council
Address
Huntingdon
PE29 1JE
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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