Support Worker

4 weeks ago

Huntingdon, United Kingdom Opus People Solutions Full time

Support Worker / Care Assistants Required

Start Date: Asap
Hours: There are a variety of hours and shifts to suit you.

Rates: Day rates start at £12.38ph.
Night rates start at £16.47ph.
Enhanced rates for weekend and bank holidays.

About the Role:


To enable adults with a disability to live as independently as possible and to enjoy lifestyles as close to those enjoyed by other members of the community. To support and empower adults with a learning disability, or Older People, to enhance the quality of their life, maximise potential and to continue to promote and develop independence skills within their home, day opportunity setting, supported living unit, the community or whilst accessing respite. To provide practical support, training and encouragement so that service users can build on their own skills and abilities whilst respecting their individual needs and choices.

Six months experience required; training and DBS checks will be provided.


Opus, on behalf of Cambridgeshire County Council are looking to recruit a support worker / care assistant. Working through Opus, you will support service users to live as independently as possible in accordance with individual care plans, health action plans and person-centred plans.
The support worker will assist service users to participate in community-based activity, or within a day centre, as a group or individual ensuring that opportunities for independence are developed or maintained. Create positive interpersonal relationships with service users providing support with problem solving and promoting self-reliance.
Develop and maintain knowledge of individual care needs to be able to understand what triggers challenging behaviour. Adhere to guidance developed for that individual to ensure a consistent approach to individuals who significantly challenge the service of those who work with them, whilst at home, in the community or within a day centre.
Working in Social care the hours are on a shift basis (7am-3pm/3pm-10pm/10pm-7am). Generous enhancements are paid for working unsocial hours i.e., weekends and bank holidays.

The location for this role is based in Huntingdon and Wyton.

Key Objectives:

  • To Provide appropriate support to service users to enable them to manage the activities of daily living
  • The support Worker will assist service users where required to access community facilities.
  • Ensure clear, concise, and accurate records are kept of all care and support provided.
  • Always being aware of health and safety and following the risk assessments to ensure is met and report any concerns to manager, team leaders and seniors.
  • To ensure safeguarding concerns are identified and reported to management team.
  • To make appropriate use of communication systems to obtain and give information. Ensure that information is accurate and kept up to date. This will include written care plans, health action plans and person-centred plans, notes of team meetings, accident and incident reports.
  • To assist service users to participate in community-based activity. Huntingdon and Wyton have lots of areas of interest, and service users like to access these.


The skills and qualities we look for include:

  • A support worker will need or be working towards a NVQ level 2 or 3 in health and social care.
  • A proficient level of written and spoken English for the purposes of case recording.
  • Knowledge of supporting vulnerable adults.
  • Experience of working in support and care settings
  • Teamwork, flexibility and commitment.
  • Support workers local to Huntingdon and or Wyton.


In return for your commitment, we offer our support workers:

  • Free training
  • Holiday entitlement accrued while working.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Opus candidates hear about jobs first.
  • Opportunity to apply for permanent positions as an 'internal candidate'.
  • Opus has a dedicated social care team, and an out of hours service, so you can get hold of us at all times.

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