As a Day Opportunities Coordinator, youll be supporting young adults with learning disabilities, each with their own unique needs, abilities, and interests. Youll take a lead role within the team, supervising others and planning activities. Helping people engage in fun, personalised activities that build social networks, you’ll promote choice and inclusion whilst ensuring they are safe and well.
The Role:
The successful candidate will have a successful track record of working with people with learning disabilities in a Day Services environment. You’ll hold an NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Care, or have equivalent experience.
What you’ll do:
* Provide leadership: Supervise, guide and motivate Support Workers, assisting with the day-to-day planning and coordination of the team.
* Engage in fulfilling personalised activities: Support service users to take part in activities, tailored to their individual physical, mental, social and emotional needs.
* Help with daily living activities: Support service users with eating, drinking, mobility, personal care, and medication, ensuring everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
* 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:
* Experience: A successful track record of working with people with learning disabilities in a Day Services environment.
* Leadership: Able to lead and motivate others in the team, providing training, support and guidance to less experienced staff.
* Problem-solving skills: Confident handling a range of situations, identifying actions and suggesting and implementing changes for improvements.
* 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 consistently provide the best support possible.
What we offer:
* 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 Assureds comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
* Competitive benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible. We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check. Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults.
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