Day Opportunities Support Worker HCC622221

Hampshire County Council; Winchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Winchester is seeking a Day Opportunities Support Worker to support young adults with learning and/or physical disabilities. You'll help service users engage in personalized activities and assist with daily living tasks, ensuring dignity and respect. This role offers a supportive environment, competitive benefits, and opportunities for career growth and development in a rewarding setting.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Occupational sick pay

Access to Local Government Pension Scheme

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in providing support to individuals with disabilities.
• Ability to engage service users in tailored activities.
• Skills in promoting community involvement and building relationships.

Responsibilities

• Support service users with daily living activities including mobility and personal care.
• Engage service users in fun, personalised activities.
• Help integrate service users into the community.

Skills

Support service users

Engage in personalised activities

Provide tailored support

Promote community involvement

Build relationships

Job description

As a Day Opportunities Support Worker, you'll be supporting young adults with learning and/or 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.

• 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.

  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.