The successful applicant will join a team of staff at the Mowbray Day Centre providing care and support to adults with learning difficulties. You will be expected to promote the wellbeing, self‑confidence, and independence of service users, providing activities that meet service users’ needs and interests, creating opportunities for social contact and learning, and supporting service users to access and make best use of local community facilities. In your day‑to‑day duties you will provide care and support to the service users who attend the Day Centre and assist the supervisory team in delivering the Centre’s timetable of activities. You will meet clients’ intimate and personal needs and maintain their privacy and dignity at all times. You may provide 1:1 support to a number of service users working both in and out of the Centre. You will act as a Key Worker for some individuals, maintain appropriate written records, communicate with parents and carers, and report any concerns or issues promptly, advising supervisor staff or management of any change to care and support arrangements for the service user. If you hold a driving licence, you will drive the Centre minibus; if you do not have a licence, you will act as a passenger escort on the vehicle to meet the transport requirement of the post. You will administer medication in accordance with medical advice and service procedures, observing best practice, and comply with relevant legislation, National Standards and Codes of Conduct for Social Care staff.
You must have a good general education demonstrating literacy and numeracy, and if you do not already have a care qualification you will be expected to undertake training.
Teamwork is essential; you must build positive working relationships and work cooperatively with service users, families, colleagues, and other professionals for the benefit of service users.
A caring and cooperative attitude is essential; experience of providing care is desirable.
You should be reliable, consistent, calm, and able to adapt to the needs of the service user.
You should demonstrate openness, honesty, integrity, and respect for service users, and be observant and able to anticipate service user needs.
Northumberland County Council’s (NCC) vision is “Land of Great Opportunities”, for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work.
We are looking for 2x caring and passionate Care Workers to join our Team at Mowbray Day Centre on a part‑time, permanent basis.
For further information about working for NCC, please visit our website here.
Why choose us?
* 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro‑rated for part‑time employees)
* Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
* Flexi scheme (if applicable) – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro‑rated for part‑time employees)
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