What is the job role?
At Gosford Community Hub we offer day opportunities for adults with multiple and profound learning disabilities. We support many individuals who do not verbally communicate so our staff needs to pay attention to detail and think outside of the box to provide a high standard person-centred care.
We are looking for warm, fun, bubbly, caring staff who are confident to run and plan activities that are inclusive for all in their local community. We work to maximise the opportunities, choices, and independence for all service users we support with a non-judgemental approach. Our goal is to provide a high standard of care for everyone who accesses the service promoting dignity, respect, and independence at all times.
Work Pattern: Please note, the salary advertised is a full-time salary based on a 37-hour working week so will pro-rata accordingly for this role.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.
Who are we looking for?
You will be committed to:
1. Achieving meaningful and memorable days for our service users - this will include planning and running any activities.
2. Ensuring all support needs are met throughout the day.
3. Creating opportunity and choice with dignity and respect.
4. Providing a safe environment where service users rights and wishes are upheld and listened to
5. Promoting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual wellbeing of the people we support, empowering them to fulfill a meaningful life.
You’ll need:
6. Patience and persistence to find ways to communicate effectively with service users
7. A willingness to work alone with service users as well as with colleagues.
8. Be physically able to carry out assessed manual handling, including hoisting, and pushing wheelchairs.
9. To meet the practical and personal care/support needs of the individuals we support. This can range from dietary/nutrition to medication needs.
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Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
10. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
11. Are currently in care or have previously been in care
12. If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview date(s): W/C 1st June
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