Day Opportunities Support Worker (Adults), Southampton
Client: Shared Services Partnership
Location: Southampton, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: ff6a1784fd91
Job Views: 4
Posted: 28.03.2025
Expiry Date: 12.05.2025
Job Description:
Job Reference: HCC620445
Salary Range: £24,405 - £25,430 per annum
Work Location: Locks Heath Services, Southampton
Hours per Week: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 14 April 2025
The Role:
As a Day Opportunities Support Worker, you'll be supporting young adults with complex learning disabilities, including complex health and physical disabilities, each with their own unique needs, abilities and interests. You'll help them engage in fun, personalised activities that build social networks, promoting choice and inclusion whilst ensuring they are safe and well.
Locks Heath Keystone is a unique service. We are renowned for working with adults with very severe and complex learning disabilities, and people with complex communication needs who are often considered hard to reach, but we reach them every day!
What you’ll do:
* Engage in fulfilling personalised activities: Support service users to take part in activities tailored to their individual needs, such as cooking, arts and crafts, gardening, bowling, and trips to the cinema.
* Help with daily living activities: Support service users with eating, drinking, mobility, personal care and medication, ensuring everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
* Provide tailored support: Support wheelchair users with moving and positioning activities, as well as supporting service users who present challenging behaviours through positive behaviour support.
* Promote community involvement: Support service users in their involvement in local community projects, helping them to integrate and develop important social networks.
* Build relationships: Establish positive connections with service users, celebrating their achievements and milestones.
What we’re looking for:
You may already have experience of providing care, but it’s not essential - we provide all the training you need to be a great Day Opportunities Support Worker. What’s more important to us is that you have the right values, skills and motivations to enable people to lead full and active lives as independently as possible.
* Patience and dedication: A genuine desire to help others and make a positive difference in their lives.
* Empathy and compassion: Understand and share the feelings of others to build trust and provide emotional support.
* Flexible and resilient: Responsive, flexible and able to work without direct supervision.
* Communication skills: Clear and effective communicator with the ability to interact with service users with diverse communication needs.
* Team player: Enjoy working closely with others to provide the best support possible.
Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Day Opportunities Support Worker role, team and our values. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values in your application.
We would love to hear from you about your experience and transferable skills. If you would like to arrange an informal chat to discuss the role, please contact us using the details below.
Benefits:
* Rewarding work: Make a real difference in the lives of our service users.
* Career growth and development: Ongoing development opportunities to enhance your skills and career.
* Supportive environment: Work in a friendly and collaborative team.
* Employee support: Access to Health Assured's Employee Assistance Programme.
* Competitive benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement and occupational sick pay.
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.
Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.
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.
Additional Information:
Find out more about Working with us in Adults’ Health and Care, including our benefits and the recruitment process.
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 are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.
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