Part time Outreach Support Worker in Cambridge

Want to finish your day knowing you've helped someone live more independently and confidently? If you're motivated, caring and ready for a role where no two days are the same, Community Outreach could be for you. The Outreach Support Worker role sits within a countywide community outreach service delivering person-centred support to adults. While the service operates across the whole county, we are currently recruiting in the Cambridge City, Huntingdon and St Ives areas to strengthen local provision.

Our team provides one-to-one support to individuals in their own homes and communities, helping people to build and maintain their independence, stay connected and achieve their personal goals. We support individuals with a range of needs, including learning disabilities, autism and mental health challenges. This role plays a vital part in enabling people to live well. By building positive, trusting relationships and delivering strengths-based, outcome-focused support, you will help individuals improve their confidence, develop life skills and remain active within their communities.

• Person-centred – led by the individual
• Strengths-based – focused on what people can do
• Outcome-focused – making real, positive changes
• Community-connected – reducing isolation and building networks

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.

This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. You will deliver one-to-one outreach support to individuals in their homes and local communities, typically visiting several people each day based on their individual needs. Day-to-day, you will:

• Support individuals to access community groups, services and activities
• Help build confidence using public transport and navigating their local area
• Support the development of daily living skills such as cooking, shopping and managing finances
• Assist individuals to attend appointments and maintain routines
• Encourage people to explore education, volunteering or employment opportunities
• Provide emotional support, building positive and trusting relationships
• Deliver support that is person-centred, strengths-based and outcome-focused

All support is tailored to the individual, with a strong focus on building confidence, independence and community connections. You will be part of a supportive team and report to the Outreach Coordinators, contributing to shared learning and consistent service delivery. The role requires strong communication, collaboration, accurate record-keeping and IT skills to ensure high-quality support. The role involves travel across Cambridgeshire, and so you will need access to a car, and have a full driving licence with business insurance. As this role is part time, it does not meet the salary requirements for us to be able to offer sponsorship.

We are looking for individuals who are motivated to make a difference and share our commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred support. You will be compassionate, caring and committed to treating people with dignity, respect and equality. You will have a positive, proactive attitude and a genuine desire to support others to achieve their goals, be able to build trusting relationships and communicate effectively with a wide range of individuals. You will be adaptable and flexible, with the ability to work independently across different locations and respond to changing needs. You will also have organisational skills and the ability to manage your time effectively when visiting multiple individuals each day. While previous experience in a care or support setting can be beneficial, it is not essential. We welcome applicants with transferable skills from other roles who are passionate about supporting people to develop confidence, independence and life skills.

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 (subject to operational considerations)
• 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

For more information or to chat about this opportunity, please contact Lisa Lofting on 07826874316 or email Lisa.lofting@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. 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 to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. 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.