Residential Services Support Officer (Adults)
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 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.
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 are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.
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