Young People’s Intensive Support Worker
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The Vacancy
Young People’s Intensive Support Worker -Fixed Term-10 months
Location: 204 Norwich Road, Wisbech
Hours: 33 hours per week, over a rota pattern, including evenings and weekends
Salary: £34,909.54 pa FTE equating to £30,720.40 pa for 33 hpw
Permanent/Part-time
Our service provides intensive and highly personalised support to young people aged 16 and 17, who have complex needs and are referred by Cambridgeshire County Council Children and Young People’s Services.
What You’ll do
In this varied role, you will work creatively and holistically, providing the highest quality intensive support so that our young people can develop and achieve their goals and independent living skills, enabling them to move onto more independent living. This will be achieved by providing consistent, committed emotional and practical support, in a welcoming and homely environment, in conjunction with their individual action plans.
You will work closely with other agencies; keywork an allocation of service users and meet with them regularly. This includes coping strategies, maintaining their physical and mental wellbeing, tenancy sustainment, obtaining/maintaining employment, education or training and social activities.
You will also prepare accurate written and electronic records of daily events, support sessions, action plans, Rickter Assessments and support reviews.
About you
- Experience advising and supporting young people.
- Resilient and able to listen carefully and respond appropriately, particularly when our young people are distressed or angry.
- Good communication skills – verbal, written and listening.
- Able to maintain firm boundaries, whilst also working flexibly to meet individual needs.
- Able to work creatively to meet the needs of a diverse range of young people.
- Strong IT and office skills, and the ability to maintain office records and write short reports to a high standard.
- Able to work without close supervision, and to make own decisions and prioritise tasks when necessary.
- Able to manage challenging situations when alone.
- A full UK driving licence, use of a car for work purposes and business insurance is essential.
Benefits
- Employee discount scheme (retail, leisure, gym membership and fitness equipment)
- Doctor Care Anywhere (telehealth service offering private online GP and nurse appointments via video and phone)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to work scheme (salary sacrifice)
- One day off a year to volunteer for a charity of your choice
- 30 days holiday, increasing to 35 days per annum, inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata for part-time staff), depending on length of service
- Holiday purchase scheme- up to 5 days per annum (pro rata for part-time staff)
- Company sick pay
- 58p per mile business mileage allowance
- Refer a friend scheme (£250)
- Contributory pension scheme, which both you and CHS contribute to
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Flexible Working Policy
- Full induction
- Comprehensive free training and development opportunities with paid time off
- Free DBS (for relevant posts)
- Free onsite/nearby parking
Please note this position is subject to a clear Enhanced DBS Disclosure. If you are registered with the online DBS Update Service, this may expedite your application process.
Closing date for applications: midnight 17 March 2026
Interviews will be held: 27 March 2026
For more information or for an informal chat please call Alice Clark - Young People’s Intensive Support Registered Manager on 01945 489217.
About Us
Founded in 1927, Cambridge Housing Society (CHS) is an independent housing association with over 3,000 homes in Cambridge and Cambridgeshire. We are one of only two independent housing associations working just in Cambridgeshire and we are the only one to offer a blend of affordable rented homes, specialist supported housing and a range of community support services.
Our Purpose
We are here to enable people to flourish, by providing security and creating opportunities through the delivery of high-quality Cambridgeshire based homes with support.
The Benefits
Vision & Values
‘CHS will be a trusted local provider of long term, affordable, secure housing. We listen to our tenants and customers and provide support where needed. We will be entrepreneurial with a social purpose, developing local partnerships and looking for new opportunities to support communities in Cambridgeshire.’
Our Values are:
- Caring
- Openness
- Trust
The way we work – ‘the CHS way’
- Flexible
- Creative
- Respectful
- Working in partnership
- Focused on the social objective
Benefits
Employee discount scheme
Holiday purchase scheme
Company sick pay
Comprehensive free training & development
Doctor Care Anywhere
Contributory pension scheme
Business mileage allowance
Employee Assistance Programme
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