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Support Worker

Postcode: Littleport, CB6
Pay: £13.00 Per Hour

Contract type: Full Time 

About us

At Achieve together, we strive to support and inspire the people we care for in order to give them the resources, skills and confidence to live their lives independently, and to the fullest.

Without our incredible team of Support Workers, we simply wouldn’t be who we are today. We’re always on the hunt for hard-working, passionate people who want to make a difference and help others – so what are you waiting for?

Become a Support Worker and shape lives

Are you looking for a meaningful career that allows you to make a positive impact? Spring is the perfect time for renewal and growth, and what better way to embrace this spirit than by joining our team!

Achieve together are seeking individuals who are passionate about providing exceptional care and support, celebrating accomplishments, and promoting joy and innovation.

As a leading health and social care provider and employer, we're fully committed to promoting equal opportunity, embracing diversity, and eliminating any form of unfair discrimination. We support people both in their home and in their local communities and we have a range of working patterns to suit you, including full time, part time and flexible opportunities.

Our values are Being Brave, Having Fun, Making Things Happen and Valuing Everyone, do you think you'll fit in with our ethos?

If this sounds like you, become a Support Worker with us and let's change lives together.

We offer a range of exciting benefits, such as:

• Flexible hours to suit a range of lifestyles
• Career progression and training opportunities
• Employee welfare and wellbeing initiatives
• Recognition schemes, team events and social activities
• Employee discount schemes across a range of retailers and services
• Wagestream - a financial health app that gives you the ability to receive optional pay advances
• Staff incentive schemes such as Refer a Friend, Employee of the Month and Heroes Awards

About you
Although it would be beneficial to have some experience of healthcare work, it isn’t absolutely necessary as we provide full training. As long as you’re passionate, hard-working and empathetic, you’ll fit right in.

Join the team today and begin sharing moments and shaping lives.

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
• 6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development
• A relocation package of up to £8,000 (eligibility applies)
• A pay progression scheme to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills
• A Refer a Friend Scheme  where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we’ll pay you an introduction fee of £350
• Access to development opportunities , apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth

For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.

Are you an experienced, enthusiastic, and registered Qualified Social Worker? An incredible opportunity awaits in our Adult Community Teams for a 30-hour Social Worker with the East Team.

We are looking for committed professionals who thrive on making a difference. If you’re ready for a new challenge, possess the skills to complete Care Act Assessments, Mental Health Assessments, and Safeguarding Adult Enquiries, and are passionate about empowering the people of Cambridgeshire — we’d love to hear from you!

Join our established team of passionate, enthusiastic, and committed Social Work and Social Care Practitioners. The East Cambridgeshire Team is based at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Ely, Cambridgeshire.

You will be responsible for a caseload and will need to be experienced in completing Safeguarding Adult Enquiries, assessments, and reviews in a timely manner with older people. Have experience of record keeping procedures, working as a member of a team and have very good organisational skills. 

You will also be experienced in working to tight timescales and commissioning cost effective personalised support to meet the assessed needs of the service users as part of the reviewing process. Managing Safeguarding as part of Making Safeguarding Personal is part of the role and this can be offered as a development opportunity for the post holder.

You would be joining our established team of person centred, passionate, enthusiastic, and committed Social Work and Social Care Practitioners. You will be providing structured, positive supervision to social workers and CCO, providing support in complex case work. 

You will be responsible for supporting the development of good, evidence-based practice particularly in the key areas of risk enablement, safeguarding, the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act, Court of Protection work.

Ready to make an impact? Join our dedicated team of professionals in delivering exceptional care to the community!

Should you need any further information, please contact Aleesha Lombardo on

The location is the Princess of Wales Hospital, Lynn Road, Ely, CB6 1DN.

Interviews are planned for the 13th of November, time to be confirmed.

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.

We are looking for exceptional Social Workers to join us on our journey. For an informal discussion about our vacancies, contact Beth on or e-mail .

We are proud to serve the diverse 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.

You’ll bring valuable experience working with individuals who have complex care and support needs, along with a solid understanding and practical knowledge of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act, and other essential legislation.

 The post holders will be expected to be experienced in IT skills, Promote Independence, choice, and control of service users to enable them to continue to live within their homes whether this is in the community or a care home environment.

If you: 

• Are passionate about Social Justice and NHS Continuing Healthcare
• Are a qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England
• Hold a full driver’s licence and have the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently
• Are willing to learn and be flexible in your approach

This is the role for you!

For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification.

• Supporting the launch of the new Green Flag Award AcademyOrganising training events and conferences.Working closely with the sector to identify training opportunitiesMaintaining accurate recordsSourcing and facilitating online events.Sourcing and sharing examples of good practice

• Have excellent organisational and project management skills and be an excellent communicator with the ability to build relationships across the sector.
• Be self-motivated and able to work independently with a passion for parks and green spaces.

• Supporting the launch of the new Green Flag Award AcademyOrganising training events and conferences.Working closely with the sector to identify training opportunitiesMaintaining accurate recordsSourcing and facilitating online events.Sourcing and sharing examples of good practice

• Have excellent organisational and project management skills and be an excellent communicator with the ability to build relationships across the sector.
• Be self-motivated and able to work independently with a passion for parks and green spaces.

• Supporting the launch of the new Green Flag Award AcademyOrganising training events and conferences.Working closely with the sector to identify training opportunitiesMaintaining accurate recordsSourcing and facilitating online events.Sourcing and sharing examples of good practice

• Have excellent organisational and project management skills and be an excellent communicator with the ability to build relationships across the sector.
• Be self-motivated and able to work independently with a passion for parks and green spaces.

• Supporting the launch of the new Green Flag Award AcademyOrganising training events and conferences.Working closely with the sector to identify training opportunitiesMaintaining accurate recordsSourcing and facilitating online events.Sourcing and sharing examples of good practice

• Have excellent organisational and project management skills and be an excellent communicator with the ability to build relationships across the sector.
• Be self-motivated and able to work independently with a passion for parks and green spaces.

• Supporting the launch of the new Green Flag Award AcademyOrganising training events and conferences.Working closely with the sector to identify training opportunitiesMaintaining accurate recordsSourcing and facilitating online events.Sourcing and sharing examples of good practice

• Have excellent organisational and project management skills and be an excellent communicator with the ability to build relationships across the sector.
• Be self-motivated and able to work independently with a passion for parks and green spaces.

• Supporting the launch of the new Green Flag Award AcademyOrganising training events and conferences.Working closely with the sector to identify training opportunitiesMaintaining accurate recordsSourcing and facilitating online events.Sourcing and sharing examples of good practice

• Have excellent organisational and project management skills and be an excellent communicator with the ability to build relationships across the sector.
• Be self-motivated and able to work independently with a passion for parks and green spaces.

• Supporting the launch of the new Green Flag Award AcademyOrganising training events and conferences.Working closely with the sector to identify training opportunitiesMaintaining accurate recordsSourcing and facilitating online events.Sourcing and sharing examples of good practice

• Have excellent organisational and project management skills and be an excellent communicator with the ability to build relationships across the sector.
• Be self-motivated and able to work independently with a passion for parks and green spaces.