Career opportunities Day Care Officer

Central Bedfordshire Council; England; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government body in England seeks a Day Care Officer for its Biggleswade Adult Centre. The role involves planning and delivering meaningful activities for individuals with learning disabilities, supporting personal care needs, and collaborating with families. Successful candidates will demonstrate kindness, flexibility, and the ability to engage creatively. A full driving license is preferred. This role offers opportunities for training and progression within the organization.

Benefits

Training and progression opportunities

Rewards and benefits

Qualifications

• Experience of working with adults with learning disabilities is desirable.
• Ability to deliver a range of engaging sessions.
• Full driving license and willingness to drive the centre minibus.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver meaningful activities for service users.
• Support individuals with personal care needs.
• Work with families and external partners for effective communication.

Skills

Kindness

Caring

Flexibility

Communication

Creativity in activity planning

Tools

IT literacy

Job description

Team: Biggleswade Adult Centre

Job Family: CBG7 Supporting

Salary: 28598 - 31022 per annum pro rata

Hours: 37 hours per week (Mon - Fri)

Base Location: Biggleswade Adult Centre, 142 London Road, Biggleswade SG18 8HA

Contract Type: Fixed - Permanent

Closing Date: 9th November 2025

Interview Date: W / C - 17th November 2025

About the role

Central Bedfordshire Council is currently evolving its day offer to individuals with learning disabilities. We have exciting opportunities for those who wish to be part of the team that implements this vision.

At Biggleswade Adult Centre it is important that everyone that attends feels included and respected. By supporting the individuals that we work with to engage in a range of opportunities both at the centres and in the wider community we strive to meet the ethos of making Central Bedfordshire a great place to live for all.

As a Day Care Officer you will work closely with the people that access the service jointly in the preparation, delivery and evaluation of sessions that continue to develop each customer in a positive and meaningful way.

You will be responsible for planning and delivering meaningful activities supporting people to access and update their own support plans and other relevant documents which can include risk assessments, manual handling plans and medication protocols.

You will be working closely with other Adult Social Care colleagues and external partners as well as communicating regularly with families and carers.

During the day you will be required to support with toileting, changing, eating and drinking, exercise and medication, activity engagement, going out with people we support including those with mobility support needs.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to someone's life whilst developing your career in an organisation that can offer support training and progression.

Who are we looking for

• The people that attend the services have specified their requirements for the Day Care Officer role:
• Someone who is kind, caring, fun and friendly
• Listens and talks to us
• Is respectful and gets to know us
• Brings new ideas for activities and takes us to fun places

We are looking for proactive people who can run with ideas, people who appreciate the little wins and glimmers of joy, people who recognise that every moment can be meaningful!

The ability to adapt and be flexible to constant change and take challenges on with positivity.

Experience of working with adults with learning disabilities is desirable alongside the ability to deliver a range of sessions.

Ideally you will need to be IT literate, able to write reports, use your initiative and think on your feet and have a full driving licence and be willing to drive the centre minibus.

If you have a genuine interest in the role, a passion for this type of work and would like to have a positive impact on someone's day then we would like to hear from you.

This is an important role for which you will receive our full support including induction and ongoing training opportunities to ensure that the successful candidate feels confident and competent to work with our customers.

Please note

Travel is essential for this role as you may be required to support at other support services, attend reviews and professional meetings and access training at other CBC sites. You will preferably have a full driving license with access to a vehicle.

Our Offer

We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff. To view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page.

You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies detailed within this Recruitment Pack.

Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.

For an informal discussion about this position please contact Becky Tunster at or call 0.

Safeguarding

Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.

Support for applicants

Our National Careers Service team offer a free monthly workshop covering CV writing and how to complete the statement sections of the Central Bedfordshire Council online application form. This MS Teams workshop is open to anyone from the UK and lasts around 1.5 hours. Please book your place here.

More information about this service can be found here: Support getting into work or learning Central Bedfordshire Council.