Job Description

About the role

Would you like to start or continue your career supporting Children and Young People who have a disability?


An opportunity has arisen at Woodland Lodge in Huntingdon


Woodland Lodge is an 8 bedded Short Break & Long Term home for Children and Young People aged 8 to 18 who have a learning or physical disability and or additional health or behavioural needs.


We provide overnight and day care for Children and Young People, in a safe and supportive environment whilst providing a wide variety of stimulating activities and experiences - this includes activities outside of the homes such as boat trips, trampoline parks, and bowling but also includes in house activities mini disco, sensory play, cooking, artwork and many more.


We offer

A comprehensive package of induction and ongoing training and continuing professional development. Monthly Supervision with a senior member of staff who will guide, support and coach you. Diploma Level 4 in Residential Childcare We offer a variety of experiences which could support career progression within Social Care Generous Annual Leave Allowance

Please note that this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure with Barred Lists Checks for Children and Adults from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)


This job closes on 24th August and interviews will be held week commencing 1st September 2025

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Dawn.Curtis@cambridgeshire.gvo.uk

What will you be doing?
By being a senior member of the team - guiding & supporting others as well as Shift Leading By being the allocated Key Worker for a number of Children and Young People - being responsible for completing and updating Care Plans, Risk Assessments, Impact Assessments among other documents Liaising with Parents, Managers in the home, and Professionals outside of the home to ensure a consistent level of care to the Young Person By communicating, engaging, encouraging, and supporting young people to take part in local activities and events to develop social and independence skills. Promoting a safe environment, where Young People can thrive and try out new experiences and have fun. Advocating on behalf of the Children and Young People. Supporting Young People to achieve positive outcomes. Ability to plan and organise your day. An understanding of technology such as Tablet Computers, Games Consoles etc which Young People use to aid their communication or express their needs. The ability to communicate appropriately with Children, Young People, their Families and to colleagues within the Home and the wider Council and to external agencies (such as Social Workers, Teachers etc). Recording observations and undertake administrative processes as needed. By having basic knowledge of IT packages such as Word, Excel & Outlook.

About you
Have You Provided a Personal Statement - Required

Licence/Certification:

Driving License (preferred)

Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person


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 Employer. 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. Some examples of adjustments 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


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 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.