Social Care Assistant - Seeleys Day Centre
Location: Beaconsfield
We have a truly fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic Social Care Assistant to join our Seeleys Day Centre Service based in Beaconsfield.
We are looking for dedicated individuals who can provide high quality direct care and support to residents within our day centre, focusing on personal wellbeing outcomes and individual wishes, to achieve strength-based support.
Salary: £23,365 - £26,247 pro rata. In addition, you’ll receive a ‘Golden Hello’ one-off lump-sum payment of £1000 paid on successful completion of your probationary period (payment will be pro rata for part-time hours).
Working hours: 24 hours a week. Please note the service operates 24 hours/365 days a year. Working pattern will be discussed at interview.
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
About us
We have day centres across Burnham, Aylesbury, Chesham, Beaconsfield and Buckingham, each offering short break day services to vulnerable adults and supporting them to live independent, full lives.
Our day centres provide support and care to clients and their families, enabling them to learn new skills, meet new people, and develop their independence through various activities.
As a Social Care Assistant working within our day centre, you will be supporting adults with learning disabilities and physical disabilities by providing personal care, feeding, employment support, domestic skills, and engaging in activities such as arts and crafts, music, and drama.
No two days will be the same as you meet a variety of people and support their individual needs. Some of the work you will carry out includes:
* Providing information and advice related to care and support and assisting individuals in accessing care services.
* Ensuring an agreed plan meets individuals’ care and support outcomes and empowering them to access early intervention and preventative services.
* Reporting to senior colleagues and adhering to safeguarding procedures regarding any concerns about the safety of vulnerable adults.
* Working in partnership with individuals, carers, service providers, the voluntary sector, and other professionals.
* Providing personal care, including dressing, toileting, washing, and general housekeeping.
About you
By joining us, you will be part of something bigger. You will meet a variety of people, supporting their individual needs to make a real difference every single day. Plus, as an employee of Buckinghamshire Council, we support your career development and progression.
You will need to be a great people person, able to deliver practical care and support to an agreed plan, either within the community or as part of a CQC regulated function, using your initiative to problem-solve, with remote management oversight where required.
You may be required to undertake a specialist role that requires specific training (e.g., autism services) or administer personal care and/or medication. Holding a minimum Level 2 Care Certificate is preferred.
Flexibility and the ability to travel between day centres are essential requirements.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please submit your application as early as possible.
Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk.
You will be required to apply for a DBS at an enhanced level. Further information about the DBS Scheme can be found at GOV.UK.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and therefore applicants are required to declare:
* All unspent convictions and conditional cautions.
* All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e., not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, as amended in 2020.
We have a set of values chosen by our employees that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative, and Trustworthy.
By joining us, you can expect:
* A fair and inclusive culture.
* The chance to make a real difference to those around you.
* Health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders, and mindfulness workshops.
* A unified voice through our Employee Representative Group.
* Ongoing support and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us.
* Opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events.
We know that our biggest strength comes from our staff, and we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.
From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Steering Group to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.
About the Service Area
Buckinghamshire Council’s day opportunity services offer a variety of safe activities across the community for older adults and those with disabilities. We aim to promote independence by developing people’s strengths and skills. We also offer a place for people to socialise and meet others. As one of adult social care’s Direct Care Support services, day opportunities are integral to ensuring our clients have a structured environment that enables them to feel secure and empowered.
Our vision is to create day services that provide excellent standards of care to meet the needs of adults at risk, utilising all available resources. We want to ensure that all clients receive appropriate emotional, social, and physical support, and their strengths and interests are developed. We want to hear from you if you are passionate about making positive changes in our communities and helping people get the best out of life.
We recognise and reward you
Hard work and success deserve recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various cafés, restaurants, shops, and auto-enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. We also offer a salary sacrifice personal car lease scheme to those who are eligible and have passed their probation period. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva, and much more.
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