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Senior Support Worker - Russell Street

Job Reference Ref/1661/1177

Number of Positions:
2
Contract Type:
Full Time
Salary Range :
£12.70 per hr, £24,496
Working Hours:
37
Location:
44 Russell Street, Cambridge
Job Category:
Support Workers
Organisation:
Cambridgeshire County Council

Our benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:

  • Flexible working
  • Flexible Bank Holidays
  • A comprehensive wellbeing package
  • Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
  • A comprehensive pension scheme.
  • IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
  • Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
  • An employee recognition scheme

About the role

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an aspiring Senior Support Worker to support our existing team and further develop within in our supported living service.
Driving high performance in recruitment and retention of support staff and high-quality practice, this is a position where you can be extremely innovative and creative and work closely in partnership with the workforce. Taking forward new ideas and continually develop the service.

What will you be doing?

As a Senior Support Worker, this role is pivotal to support our strong team to achieve positive outcomes for the people we support. The successful candidate will be required to provide direct line management to a small team of support workers and work within our supported living service with the guidance of the Registered Manager and Operational Manager.

About you

Are you a strong and dynamic leader wanting to inspire and motivate others to continuously improve the quality and effectiveness of our services?

Do you have the desire to progress services to achieve the best outcomes for adults with learning disabilities, whilst also developing staff to be motivated and want to achieve high standards of care and support.

This is a great career opportunity for an experienced manager with a good understanding of and background in Adult Social care.

You can think strategically, identify ongoing improvements and implement changes across several teams and drive and sustain high performance across a diverse service.

The successful candidate will need a good knowledge and understanding of the relevant legislation and guidance which governs Adult Social care and Care Quality Commission.

Possessing strong management and coaching skills, you will thrive in an environment where you are able to use your creative talents and make a genuine difference to service delivery and the workforce. We are looking for someone wanting to make a difference, working with skilled, knowledgeable, passionate and responsive colleagues within Adult Social Care and with partner agencies.

For more information please contact Bridget Benwell Operational Manager Accommodation Services on 07585959731

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. 

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers

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