Day Services Support Worker

Gloucestershire County Council; Stroud; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization as a Day Services Support Worker, dedicated to helping individuals with learning disabilities regain confidence and independence. With a focus on personal care, you'll provide essential support in a rewarding environment. Competitive benefits and opportunities for professional development are offered as part of a caring team.

Benefits

Employee assistance programme

Tax-free childcare

Cycle to work scheme

Staff discounts

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience working with individuals with learning disabilities.
• Committed to enhancing the lives of people with diverse abilities.
• Confident in assisting with personal care tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in regaining confidence and independence.
• Assist with personal care in a sensitive and flexible manner.
• Encourage participation in social and creative activities.

Skills

Communication

Sensitivity

Flexibility

Education

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

Job description

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This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Day Services Support Worker
• Job Location: The Beeches
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 11/08/2024
• Job Requisition Number: 9560
• This post is not open to job share

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.

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About the role:

We have a full time Day Service Supporter vacancy at The Beeches based in Stroud.

The Beechesis a CommunityResource Centre for adults with learning disabilities within the Stroud District boundaries. People generally attend one to five days a week taking part in a range of social and creative activities. The Resource Centre at Cainscross is a purpose built building where there are facilities to meet the needs of adults with severe learning disabilities as well as people with learning disabilities who wish to access the local community with support.

About you:

As well as an NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification, you’ll have hands-on experience working with people with learning disabilities. Committed to enhancing the lives of people with a range of abilities, you’ll be confident helping individuals with personal care. The key is to provide support in a sensitive, flexible way; listening as well as communicating. With every opportunity to learn, you’ll be keen to develop and take our service from strength to strength.

About us:

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. It’s a chance to help us take our service to new heights. And we’ll say thank you with a range of excellent benefits as well as the training and support to develop your career. We genuinely care about our colleagues and support their wellbeing.

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This Position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.