Day Services Support Worker
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£ 25584 - 26835
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This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Day Services Support Worker
- Job Location: Oakley A.O.C
- Salary: 25584 - 26835 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 03/07/2025
- Job Requisition Number: 10070
- This post is not open to job share
Supporting someone to regain their confidence and independence. Making them feel important. This is why we do it. This is why we care. As part of our Adult Social Care team amazing moments like these will be part of daily life as you support those who need us most. With an array of brilliant benefits including an employee assistance programme tax-free childcare cycle to work scheme and staff discounts youve got a rewarding role in every sense.
About the role:
We have a full time (37 hours) permanent Day Service Supporter vacancy at Oakley & The Woodlands based in Cheltenham.
The Woodlandsis an independent service situated in the grounds of Oakley Adult Opportunity Centre in Cheltenham. It is a purpose built day service for adults with learning disabilities including Autism complex needs and behaviours that can challenge individuals who may not integrate as well in your traditional social environments. There are many aims to this service particularly maximising service user choice independence and inclusion. In this role you will be able to demonstrate experience of working with adults with learning disabilities complex needs and challenging behaviours.
The Oakley Day Centreis purpose built day service for adults with learning is run as a needs led service with activities being planned using information gathered through Person Centred Plans. Examples of current activities are swimming art this role you will be able to demonstrate experience of working with adults with learning disabilities.
Our Services are continuously evolving and as such this role and related responsibilities may be subject to minor change. Please emailto arrange an informal discussion.
About you:
As well as an NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification youll have hands-on experience working with people with learning disabilities. Committed to enhancing the lives of people with a range of abilities youll be confident helping individuals with personal care. The key is to provide support in a sensitive flexible way; listening as well as communicating. With every opportunity to learn youll be keen to develop and take our service from strength to strength.
Ourvaluesare at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture and identify what we as an organisation care about.See our values page to find out more.
If you hold the same behaviours and approach then we want to hear from you! In exchange we will provide you with full training and support to help yousucceed in your role.
About us:
Its a fantastic time to join Gloucestershire County Council as we transform our Adult Social Care services. Through our team were helping people with increasingly complex needs to remain independent and have a say in how they live. To succeed we need people wholl go the extra mile to see others well and happy and give families peace of mind. People who know that caring is the most rewarding feeling around.
Join us and youll have a great opportunity to make a real impact on peoples lives. Its a chance to help us take our service to new heights. And well say thank you with a range of excellent benefits as well as the training and support to develop your career. We genuinely care about our colleagues and support their wellbeing.
Apply now:
Please write your application with consideration for the essential and desirable criteria in the Job Profile which you will find in the Additional Information section below. This should include examples of why you should be considered; and the experience skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.
All applications are welcome to visit the Oakley Day Centre please contactto arrange an informal discussion or visit
Or apply by clicking on the button below.
The council will consider sponsorship for this role in line with Home Officeregulations and subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.
Additional Information:
To access the Job Profile for this role please follow the link below:
Day Services Support Worker Job Worker
This Position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We want to be an employer of choice attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershires diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 business days. If you are interested in applying we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
It is a legal requirement under the Immigration Act 2016 that anyone appointed to a customer facing role must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them balancing service need and individual choice with a mix of both remote and office working.
Employment Type
Full-Time
