AddressThis is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Day Service Co-Ordinator
- Job Location: Oakley A.O.C
- Salary: £27,803 - £30,296 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37
- Contract Type: Fixed Term
- Duration: One year
- Closing Date: 03/03/2024
- Job Requisition Number: 8406
- 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 – you’ve got a rewarding role in every sense.
Our short video will give you an idea of what it's like to work in our Adult Social Care team.
Adult Social Care Inhouse
About the role:
We have a fixed term contract (12 months) full time Day Service Coordinator vacancy at Oakley & The Woodlands based in Cheltenham.
As a Day Service Coordinator, you’ll help people to lead fulfilling, dignified lives.
The Oakley Day Centre is purpose-built Day Service for adults with learning disabilities. It is run as a need led service, with activities being planned using information gathered through Person Centred Plans. Examples of current activities are swimming, art, relaxation. In this role, you will be able to demonstrate experience of working with adults with learning disabilities.
The Woodlands is 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.
Working with management, as well as on your own initiative, you’ll encourage people to take part in sessions and activities to enhance their independence. You’ll also develop care plans and risk assessments to help people with their personal care and day-to-day needs. By working closely with parents, carers and other professionals, you’ll help us achieve positive outcomes for the people we care for.
About you:
As well as an NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) qualification, you’ll also have hands-on experience working with people who have physical, mental health or behavioural needs. Committed to enhancing the lives of people with a range of abilities, you’ll be confident providing personal care and administering medication. What’s more, you’ll be proactive about your professional development and passionate about helping us take our service from strength to strength.
Our values are 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.
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 you succeed in your role.
About us:
It’s a fantastic time to join Gloucestershire County Council, as we transform our Adult Social Care services. Through our team, we’re helping people with increasingly complex needs to remain independent and have a say in how they live. To succeed, we need people who’ll 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 you’ll have a great opportunity to make a real impact on people’s lives. Meanwhile, you’ll have the training and support to develop your career. Add an array of brilliant benefits and you’ve got a rewarding role in every sense. We genuinely care about our colleagues and support their wellbeing.
Applying:
Please write your application with consideration for the essential 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 cover the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.
For an informal discussion, please, contact ASCrecruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk to arrange a convenient time for a call back.
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Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:
Day Service Coordinator Job Profile
This Position is subject to a 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 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 calendar days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
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 Gloucestershire’s 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.
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.
