Support Worker March Accommodation & Respite Services

Cambridge County Council; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing package

Additional leave

Flexible holidays

Shared AVCs

Career development

Volunteer hours

IDEAL network

Recognition awards

Cambs Rewards

Car lease

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking a part-time Support Worker to help adults with a learning disability and/or autism live as independently as possible. You will work in a small team to enable service users to enjoy lifestyles they choose, supporting with personal care, daily tasks and community activities.

Training is provided, with the role including administration of medication and updating care plans.

Qualifications

• You will hold a Care-related certificate at Level 2 or above and demonstrate written and spoken English for case recording and communication.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and knowledge of safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical support to service users to promote independence.
• Assist with personal care, cleaning, shopping and accessing community activities.
• Administer medications as required.
• Update support plans and risk assessments using IT.
• Work on a 4-week rota including weekends and Bank Holidays; sleep-ins may be required.
• Participate in training and development opportunities.

Skills

Care certificate

English proficiency

Equality & inclusion awareness

Mental Capacity Act knowledge

Medication administration

Education

Care-related certificate Level 2

Job description

Alder Close Respite is based in the town of March and supports adults with a learning disability and/or autism.

The role of Support Worker is to enable adults with a disability to live as independently as possible and to enjoy lifestyles they choose to. We support and empower individuals to enhance the quality of their life, maximise potential and to continue to promote and develop independence skills whilst staying at Respite.

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 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 (dependent upon organsational demands)
• 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.

What will you be doing?

You will report to the Lead Support worker and work in a small team to provide practical support, you will build on service users` existing skills and abilities whilst respecting their individual needs and choices. This includes supporting with personal care where needed, cleaning, shopping, and accessing community activities and opportunities. The role will also involve administration of medication.

You will be using IT to update documents such as support plans and risk assessments.

The shifts are on a 4-week rota which could be subject to change to meet service need. These will be during the week, at weekends or Bank Holidays (between 7am- 10pm). Additional enhancements are paid for weekends and Bank Holidays. You will be required to work two weekend shifts, twice a month and complete sleep ins.

The starting pay for the posts is £13.45 per hour (approx. £20.17 Saturday hours - £23.94 Sunday hours).

You will be completing a comprehensive training program and benefit from excellent career development opportunities as well as being part of a supportive team committed to delivering an excellent service for adults with disabilities.

Please note due to this post being part time we are unable to offer sponsorship.

About you

As well as a Care related certificate at Level 2 or above (or equivalent) you will also have a proficient level of written and spoken English for the purposes of case recording and communication with service users, families and other partners.

You will have the ability to demonstrate awareness and understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion and a good working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and assessments of capacity as well as the need for safety and confidentiality in the role.

Interviews will be held in person week commencing 21st September 2026.

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.

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 don't meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don't 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 Leader. 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. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process 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