We have fantastic opportunities for individuals to join us as Social Care Assistants working within our Adults Day Services. We are looking for dedicated individuals who can provide high-quality direct care and support to residents within our day centres, focusing on personal wellbeing outcomes and individual wishes, to achieve strength-based support.
We currently have two 12-month secondment/fixed term contract opportunities:
* Full time 37 hours position at Burnham Short Breaks Service. Monday to Friday – 8.30-4.30pm with 30 minutes for lunch.
* Part time 22 hours position at Spring Valley High Wycombe Short Breaks Service. Monday to Thursday 9:00-3:00pm. Please note the salary advertised will be pro-rata for part-time.
About the role
As a Social Care Assistant working within our day centre, you will be supporting adults with learning disabilities and elderly clients to provide them with personal care, feeding, employment support, domestic skills, and activities such as arts and crafts, music and drama, and much more!
No two days will be the same as you meet a variety of people and support their individual needs. Some of the work tasks you will carry out include:
* Providing personal care for individuals, this may include but is not limited to dressing, toileting, washing, and general housekeeping.
* Providing people with information and advice in relation to care and support and assistance in accessing care and support through various means.
* Ensuring an agreed plan meets individuals’ care and support outcomes needs and to empower the individual to access early intervention and preventative services.
* Informing senior colleagues and adhering to safeguarding procedure of any concerns which arise in relation to the safety of vulnerable adults.
* Working in partnership with individuals, carers, service providers, voluntary sector, and other professionals.
About you
Naturally, you will be a great people person, able to deliver practical care and support to an agreed plan using your own initiative to problem solve and utilising remote management oversight, where required.
This may involve undertaking a specialist role that requires specific training (e.g. autism services) or undertaking and administering personal care and/or medication.
On occasion you may be required to work at our other day centres so the ability to be flexible along with being able to travel is an essential requirement.
Other information
Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
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 as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020 and 2023).
We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative, and Trustworthy.
By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:
* A fair and inclusive culture.
* The chance to really make a 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.
At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why 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.
About the Business Unit
Working in partnership with our health colleagues, housing and regulatory services, community boards, and voluntary networks, our aim is to ensure that residents of Buckinghamshire are given the right support at the right time. We want adults at risk to be safe and in control, and to help them make choices about how they want to live.
Buckinghamshire Council is an ambitious unitary authority committed to establishing one of the best councils in the country. This is a very exciting time to join our new Adults and Health directorate as we build for the future, offering multi-agency support to our communities.
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.
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