Community Support Worker/Activity Facilitator – Empowering Lives in Cambridgeshire
Location: Various locations in and near Cambridge
Salary: £13.45 per hour | £28,052.86 per annum (FTE 40 hours)
Hours: Flexible – Full-time and part-time positions available
Contract: Permanent
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
Are you passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? Will you cheer at a football match, dance at a disco or run around soft play? This role is truly special, as you will be providing person-centred support to adults with learning disabilities and Autism, allowing each to choose how they want to live their lives and enabling them to reach their full potential.
Main Responsibilities
- Deliver person-centred support that empowers individuals to take part in community activities and social events.
- Encourage independence with daily living activities, including meal preparation, medication administration, and personal hygiene.
- Provide emotional support and build meaningful, trusting relationships.
- Promote choice, dignity and respect at all times.
Requirements
- Licence: A full UK driving licence with access to a car which you can use for work is essential.
- Flexibility: Various shift patterns, including alternate weekends with the possibility for sleep-ins.
- Qualities: A nurturing, supportive, and patient approach with strong communication skills.
- Experience: No experience? No problem. We provide excellent internal training for those new to social care. Already experienced? We will value and enhance the skills you bring to the team.
- Right to Work: Unfortunately 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.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £13.45 per hour
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
