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22.01.2025
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Job Description:
Job Reference: HCC619751
Salary Range: £26,918 - £29,616 per annum
Work Location: Hindson House, Basingstoke
Hours per week: 37 (part-time hours will be considered)
Contract Type: Temporary for 1 year
Closing Date: 31 January 2025
The Role:
We’re privileged to work with some amazing people here at Hindson House. We provide a respite service for adults with learning disabilities and additional needs. As a Residential Services Support Officer, you’ll provide personalised support, so people can engage in a range of meaningful activities during their stay with us. We want our short stay breaks to feel like a holiday, so we offer fulfilling activities both out in the community and within our safe and comfortable environment.
What you’ll do:
* Use a person-centred approach to focus on strengths and promote independence.
* Tailor support to the individual, including assistance with eating, drinking, medication, personal care and communication.
* Share a culture of care, respect and independence with everyone using the service.
* Adopt an inclusive approach in all activities.
What we’re looking for:
* An understanding of the needs of the client group and have experience working with them to achieve independence.
* Demonstrates core values of patience, empathy, and compassion.
* A team player with strong collaborative skills.
* Excellent communication skills for building positive relationships with a diverse range of people, including clients, their families, carers, professionals and colleagues.
* Sound IT skills and able to accurately record information.
Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.
Benefits:
* Comprehensive induction programme with all necessary training.
* Great satisfaction from supporting people to get the most out of their stay.
* Commitment to personal development, including support for QCF training.
* Preparation for future senior-level opportunities.
As this is a 24/7 service, you’ll be required to work a shift pattern to respond to the demands of the service. Your working pattern will include working every other weekend and a variety of shifts including early, late, sleep-in shifts and bank holidays for which enhancements will be paid in line with the HCC salary policy.
Values Based Recruitment:
We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.
Vetting Requirements:
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.
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