Day Opportunities Support Worker (Adults)

As a Day Opportunities Support Worker, you will support young adults with learning disabilities, each with their own unique needs, abilities and interests. You will help them engage in fun, personalised activities that build social networks, promote choice and inclusion while ensuring they are safe and well.

What you’ll do

• 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.
• Support service users with eating, drinking, mobility, personal care and medication, ensuring everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
• Support wheelchair users with moving and positioning activities, and support users who present challenging behaviours through positive behaviour support, following robust induction and training.
• Support service users in their involvement in local community projects, helping them to integrate and develop important social networks.
• Establish positive connections with service users, celebrating their achievements and milestones.

What we’re looking for

• Patience and dedication: A genuine desire to help others and make a positive and lasting difference to their lives.
• 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.

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: Ongoing development opportunities to enhance your skills and 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 comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme for physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• Competitive benefits package: Generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Other roles you may have experience of

• Care Assistant
• Mental Health Support Worker
• Community Support Worker
• Home Carer
• Disability Support Worker
• Health Care Assistant
• Activity Coordinator
• Day Activities Coordinator
• Day Service Facilitator
• Day Opportunities Facilitator
• Wellbeing Coordinator
• Learning Support Assistant
• Teaching Assistant
• Special Educational Needs Coordinator
• SEND Assistant

For this role there is no requirement to work evenings, weekends, or bank holidays.

Please note: 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.

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