Senior Support Worker (sponsorship available)

Employer:The Edmund Trust

Position: Support Worker

Salary: £31,847 per annum 

Job Types: Full time,Permanent

Work location:Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire 

FULL JOB DESCRIPTION

Assistant Service Manager – Empowering Lives in Fulbourn

Closing date: Ongoing – we encourage you to apply as early as possible as we reserve the right to close this vacancy if we receive sufficient applications.

Right to Work: Sponsorship may be available for exceptional candidates due to the priority and requirements of the role.

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.

Benefits:

  • Financial Flexibility: Excellent rates of pay and HasteePay, giving you access to your wages as you earn them.
  • Work-Life Balance: 30 days holiday (including bank holidays) and flexible rotas.
  • Professional Development: Full comprehensive training and access to industry-recognized formal qualifications.
  • Recognition: Monthly Employee of the Month awards and an annual employee awards evening.
  • Wellbeing: Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, plus a cycle-to-work scheme.
  • Perks: £200 staff referral scheme, company pension, and access to various employee discounts.

The Role

We are looking for a dedicated Assistant Service Manager to join the leadership team at our supported living service in Fulbourn. This role is truly special, as you will be supporting a team to provide person-centred support to a gentleman who has profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), who is ALWAYS happy, who likes to have fun, who loves listening to stories and who has a great sense of humour.

Main Responsibilities

  • To ensure the delivery of person-centred support through coaching and managing a team of staff.
  • To ensure there are safe staffing levels across the services at all times.
  • To liaise closely with other professionals, as well as having regular contact with family and friends of the people we support.
  • To act as a role model and mentor for staff.
  • To undertake on call responsibilities (i.e. 1 week every 3 months) after you’ve passed your probationary period.

Requirements

  • Licence: A full UK driving licence is essential with access to your own car which you are willing to use for business use.
  • Flexibility: Various shift patterns, including alternate weekends and a requirement for sleep-ins.
  • Qualities: An adaptable, proactive and dynamic approach, whilst being driven and passionate, with strong coaching, communication skills.
  • Experience: Experience from supporting people with learning disabilities and autism is required, as well as mentoring and leading a team.
  • Qualifications: You will hold a recognised qualification in Health and Social Care.
  • Right to Work: We are unable to offer a CoS or offer additional hours for those with an existing CoS.

About The Edmund Trust

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 Interactions.

Benefits:

  • Casual dress
  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee discount
  • Free parking
  • Health & wellbeing programme
  • On-site parking
  • Referral programme
  • Store discount

Licence/Certification:

  • full UK driving licence (required)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

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APPLICATION PROCESS

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