Day Services Coordinator

Gloucestershire County Council; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee assistance programme

Tax-free childcare

Cycle to work scheme

Staff discounts

Job summary

Gloucestershire County Council in Cheltenham is seeking a Day Service Coordinator to support adults with learning disabilities at Oakley and the Woodlands Day Centres. You will help people lead fulfilling, dignified lives and develop care plans to promote independence.

You will work with families and professionals, encouraging engagement in activities and monitoring personal care and daily needs, with full training and support provided.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) qualification.
• Hands-on experience working with people who have physical, mental health or behavioural needs.

Responsibilities

• Help people to lead fulfilling, dignified lives.
• Develop care plans and risk assessments to support personal care and day-to-day needs.
• Work with parents, carers and other professionals to achieve positive outcomes.
• Encourage participation in sessions and activities to enhance independence.

Skills

Experience with adults with learning d

Medication administration

Personal care ability

Education

NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent)

Job description

Supporting someone to regain their confidence and independence. Making them feel important. This is why we do it. This is why we care. As part of our Adult Social Care team, amazing moments like these will be part of daily life as you support those who need us most. With an array of brilliant benefits - including an employee assistance programme, tax-free childcare, cycle to work scheme and staff discounts - you've got a rewarding role in every sense., We have a full time Day Service Coordinator vacancy at Oakley and the Woodlands Day Centres based in Cheltenham. As a Day Service Coordinator, you'll help people to lead fulfilling, dignified lives. The Oakley Day Centre is purpose built day service for adults with learning disabilities. It is run as a needs led service, with activities being planned using information gathered through Person Centred Plans. Examples of current activities are swimming, art, relaxation. In this role, you will be able to demonstrate experience of working with adults with learning disabilities. The Woodlands is an independent service situated in the grounds of Oakley Adult Opportunity Centre in Cheltenham. It is a purpose built day service for adults with learning disabilities including Autism, complex needs and behaviours that can challenge, individuals who may not integrate as well in your traditional social environments. There are many aims to this service particularly maximising service user choice, independence, and inclusion. In this role, you will be able to demonstrate experience of working with adults with learning disabilities, complex needs, and challenging behaviours. Working with management, as well as on your own initiative, you'll encourage people to take part in sessions and activities to enhance their independence. You'll also develop care plans and risk assessments to help people with their personal care and day-to-day needs. By working closely with parents, carers and other professionals, you'll help us achieve positive outcomes for the people we care for., In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role., The council will consider sponsorship for these roles, in line with Home Office regulations and subject to satisfactory pre-employment check. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability

• as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to [e-mail], as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error. By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process.
• a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person's ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.

  As well as an NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) qualification, you'll also have hands‑on experience working with people who have physical, mental health or behavioural needs. Committed to enhancing the lives of people with a range of abilities, you'll be confident providing personal care and administering medication. What's more, you'll be proactive about your professional development and passionate about helping us take our service from strength to strength.

  It's a fantastic time to join Gloucestershire County Council, as we transform our Adult Social Care services. Through our team, we're helping people with increasingly complex needs to remain independent and have a say in how they live. To succeed, we need people who'll go the extra mile to see others well and happy and give families peace of mind. People who know that caring is the most rewarding feeling around.

Join us, and you'll have a great opportunity to make a real impact on people's lives. Meanwhile, you'll have the training and support to develop your career.

Add an array of brilliant benefits and you've got a rewarding role in every sense. We genuinely care about our colleagues and support their wellbeing.