About this role
Job summary
As a Day Opportunities Support Worker, you'll be supporting young adults with 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.
Main duties of the job
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 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 may experience mental health difficulties attributed to their disability 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.
About us
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, youll 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.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
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Knowledge, Skills and Experience Essential
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Hampshire County Council
Address Elizabeth II Court
The Castle
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 8UB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hants.gov.uk/jobs (Opens in a new tab)