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…A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your familyBuy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice schemeTake your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstancesMake Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savingsAccess to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growthPaid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working dayAccess to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion networkOpportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition AwardsAn Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemesTake a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.About the roleMarch Supported Living and Respite Service is based in the Fenland town of March. The service provides adults with a learning disability access to short term respite and supports tenants living in a range of bungalows and houses. The role of Senior Support Worker is to lead a staff team of Support Workers to support and empower adults with a learning disability to enhance the quality of their life, maximise their potential and to continue to promote and develop independence skills within their home, the community, or within a supported unit or whilst accessing respite.The Senior Support Worker supervises a team of Support Workers and provides support, training and ongoing supervision, ensuring continued high quality care and compliance with relevant legislation and guidelines.The shifts are on a 4-week rota which could be subject to change to meet service need. Shifts will be during the week, evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays (between 7am- 10pm). Additional enhancements are paid for weekends and Bank Holidays. You will be required to work one weekend in four and complete sleep ins.The post available is 30 hour per week. As this role is part time, it does not meet the salary requirements to offer sponsorship. The starting pay for the posts is £14.36 per hour with enhancements for Sat £21.54, Sun £25.56 and bank holidays £28.72.For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Kerry Dring on 01354 750433.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 youYou will need to have a proficient level of written and spoken English for the purposes of case recording and will hold a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care and at least 2 years of experience working with vulnerable people. You will have a thorough understanding of respite and supported living principles, and knowledge of safeguarding and mental capacity assessment.As a Senior Support Worker, you will need to have excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as having proficient IT skills. You will be able to demonstrate commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion principles and anti-discriminatory practice.Please use the supporting statement in your application to evidence how your skills and experience matches the requirements in the Job Description/Person Specification attached to this advert.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.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.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit 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