Day Opportunities Support Worker

Hampshire County Council; New Milton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the UK is seeking a Day Opportunities Support Worker to engage and support young adults with disabilities and older adults with dementia. Responsibilities include facilitating personalized activities, assisting with daily living, and promoting community involvement. Ideal candidates will have a genuine desire to help others and possess strong communication skills. All training will be provided, and no evening or weekend work is required.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Career growth and development

Supportive work environment

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Genuine desire to help others and make a positive difference.
• Ability to support independence and promote social networks.
• Capacity to communicate effectively with diverse service users.

Responsibilities

• Support service users in personalized activities tailored to their needs.
• Assist users with daily living activities like eating and personal care.
• Help establish connections and support community involvement.

Skills

Patience and dedication

Empathy and compassion

Communication skills

Flexible and resilient

Team player

Job description

As a Day Opportunities Support Worker, you'll be supporting both young adults with learning and physical disabilities and older adults with dementia. We understand everyone has their own unique needs, abilities and interests – so you'll help them engage in fun, personalised activities that build social networks, promoting choice and inclusion whilst ensuring they are safe and well.

What you’ll do:

• Engage in fulfilling personalised activities: Support service users to take part in activities tailored to their individual physical, mental, social and emotional needs, such as sensory experiences, cooking, arts and crafts, gardening, bowling, trips to the cinema and sharing their hobbies.
• 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, following robust induction and training.
• 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 and lasting difference to their lives. Your commitment to promoting independence, will empower our service users to learn, grow in confidence and enjoy a wide range of interesting activities.
• 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. Resilient under pressure and can adapt positively to changing situations and demands.
• Communication skills: Clear and effective communicator and the ability to interact with service users with a diverse range of complex communication and sensory support needs.
• Team player: Enjoy working closely with others to provide the best support possible.

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 and what you can bring to the team, please contact us using the details below.

Why join us?

• Rewarding work: Make a real difference in the lives of our service users, knowing that you can create a lasting impact while building a great career.
• Career growth and development: We invest in your future. With ongoing development opportunities, you’ll have the chance to enhance your skills and your career.
• Supportive environment: Work in a friendly and collaborative team who feel proud of the work they do to support people in our community.
• Employee support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• Competitive benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

For this role there is no requirement to work evenings, weekends, or bank holidays.

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.

To learn more about this role, please review our Candidate Pack available on our website. Please click on the Apply button for details.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Care Assistant, Mental Health Support Worker, Community Support Worker, Home Carer, Disability Support Worker, Health Care Assistant, Activity Coordinator, Day Activities Coordinator, Day Service Facilitator, Day Opportunities Facilitator, Wellbeing Coordinator, Learning Support Assistant, Teaching Assistant, Special Educational Needs Coordinator and SEND Assistant.