Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC621276
Salary Range: GBP 24,405 : GBP 25,430 pro:rata, per annum (actual salary for part time role GBP 19,458 : GBP 20,275 per annum)
Work Location: Audleys Day Centre, Basingstoke
Hours per week:37 and 29.5
Contract Type: Permanent and Temporary for 1 year
Closing Date:
25 June 2025
The Role:
As a Day Opportunities Support Worker, youll be supporting young adults with learning and/or physical disabilities, each with their own unique needs, abilities and interests. Youll 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.
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.
Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Day Opportunities Support Worker role, team and our values. The section 'About you' explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.
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 Apply using the details below.
We have one Permanent Part time (29.5hours) role and one Temporary Full Time role. Please state on the application form which role youd like to be considered for.
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 coll