Branching Out is very excited to welcome two new Apprentices this month.  Shahna Shimmin and Kelsey Linney are both working towards Health & Social Care Level 2 with the College of West Anglia.  In addition they will also complete the Care Certificate and various other industry standard training to qualify them to support people with […]

Staff are on hand when service users arrive and engage in conversation, always listening to their replies.  Our Proactive Support Workers are all kind, friendly and supportive and all service users are treated as individuals, with their individual needs catered for.  Everyone is part of the team, whilst maintaining their individuality, ensuring positive outcomes according […]

Long RoadSixthForm College have been working with Branching Out on an Enterprise project.  The Enterprise project was designed to help students develop familiarity with real businesses as well as support businesses in and around Cambridgeshire with marketing expertise to address their business needs.  For Branching Out this involved the students designing postcards that reflect the […]

Sharon and James Lee (they are cousins) are training hard for the Vitality West Run 10k in London later this year in aid of Branching Out. Sharon tells us that she was out training at 5 o’clock in the morning this week! If you want to sponsor them please click on the JustGiving button on our home […]

Central Cooperative England are here today as part of the Princes Trust Give & Gain Day and the Big Co op Clean.  They are doing a great job weeding our borders and beds for us

Proactive Support Worker Salary:  £15,360.00 per year, 35 hours per week We are looking for a Proactive Support Worker who will assist the Proactive Support Team Lead and Manager to provide purposeful support to people with learning disabilities and co-occurring conditions to be involved in work based day provision activities.   Can you demonstrate respect, courage […]

‘Staying Safe in the Community’ Thank you to Sue Loaker ‘Community Safety officer’ and PCSO Emma Graves for spending the morning at Branching Out , discussing with our adults with learning difficulties various ways to protect themselves from crime, staying safe at home, and in the community. Sue and Emma gave a fun and interactive presentation which was a huge success, and […]

On 1 March 2016, Cambridgeshire County Council Adults Committee voted through a number of changes to the adult social care system in Cambridgeshire designed to move the system from one that reacts when people need acute help, to one that supports more people to remain healthy and independent and make best use of the Council’s scarce […]

This year, Branching Out’s ever popular ‘Family Funday’ will be on Friday 12th of August at 27 Grange Lane in Littleport. Starting at 10:30am until 2:30pm once again there will be an exciting, adventurous and action packed day for all the family and local community. Please tell all of your family and friends to come along and support […]

The Living Wage Foundation is pleased to announce that Branching Out, has today accredited as a Living Wage employer.   The Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Branching Out charity, regardless of whether they are permanent employees or third-party contractors and suppliers; receive a minimum hourly wage of £8.25 – significantly higher than […]