Support Worker – Chatteris

Hours:

Flexible – full and part time positions available Salary: £12.60 per hour This is £26,280 per annum. (FTE is 40 hours, pro rata for part time.)
Employment type: Permanent

As a growing charity, we are looking to expand our team of Support Workers to provide valuable and caring support to adults with learning disabilities.

This particular role will provide support to a young man in his own home who has autism and possesses exceptional savant abilities in mathematics, memory and calendar calculation, alongside learning difficulties. While he can display occasional negative behaviours, he has a board range of interests, a slapstick sense of humour, and a zest for life. He is looking for a Support Worker who can help him nurture his talents whilst providing guidance, and supporting him to self-regulate during challenging moments.

He requires support with aspects of daily living.

Main responsibilities

• To provide person-centred support to the people who use our services.
• To follow the support plans of the people we support and any other relevant documentation
• To support all people in line with their individual communication needs
• Assist with daily activities, which may include medication administration, and personal hygiene.
• Maintain open communication with the people we support, their families and within the staffing team to ensure needs are met effectively.

Requirements:

• A nurturing, supportive and patient approach
• Strong communication skills, being able to pick up on both verbal and non-verbal cues
• Shifts can either be long or short day shifts, possibly sleep ins and will involve every other weekend.
• You need to hold a full UK driving licence.
• New to social care – no problem, as we have excellent internal training for all support staff.
• Experienced? Then we will value and offer to enhance the skills you bring!

Why Work For Us?

Join an award-winning organization dedicated to excellence. In 2025, we were proudly recognized as a Top 10 Best Charity to Work For in the UK and a Top 50 Best Large Company to Work For in the UK, holding an Outstanding rating by Best Companies and a 4.1 employer rating on Indeed.

About Us

The Edmund Trust & Eddie’s has been proudly supporting people across the East of England with learning & physical disabilities, autism and complex needs for over seventy years. We work to provide lifelong opportunities and create positive lifestyles for people to be equal and active members of the community.

We provide person-centred support, allowing individuals to choose how they want to live their lives, enabling them to reach their full potential. We encourage people to achieve their aspirations with outcome focused support. Working alongside our values of Commitment, Collaboration and Positive Interaction.

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