Day Opportunities Worker Level 1

1 week ago

Fulham, Greater London, United Kingdom Hammersmith & Fulham Council Full time

Male Day Opportunities Worker


Career progression to Grade 6 will be upon completion of Diploma in Social Care level 3 or equivalent recognised qualification.


This is an exciting opportunity to join the Day Opportunities Service at Imperial Wharf Resource Centre, supporting older people and people with physical disabilities.


Working as part of a small team you will be providing personal care to residents (Day Centre attendees), facilitating, and developing a range of therapeutic group and individual activities.

You will act as keyworker to residents forming links with families, carers and other professionals ensuring the customer's dignity and wellbeing is put at the heart of service delivery.

The service is currently open Monday to Friday Occasional early morning and evening working may be required. Approximately one weekend per month may be required if service extends to seven days, currently under review.


To be successful in this role you will need the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, sometimes under difficult circumstances and respond under pressure.

The ability to handle crisis situations calmly, quickly, and logically, is essential.

Please refer to the
Role Profile for more information.

Role Responsibilities:

1.1 Implement person centred outcome focused planning / approaches.

1. 2 To source material, organise and run therapeutic groups.

1.3 To be a key worker to identified residents.

1.4 To provide high standards of physical support/ assistance with personal care as required.

1.5 Be a positive part of the team.

1.6 To carry out assessments and promote independence.

You will need to:

  • Team
  • Actively contribute to the development of the team and service and work to achieve the teams' shared objectives and values. To ensure the team operates in a way that keeps residents at the heart of the service. To communicate effectively and uphold quality assurance and national standards. To work positively with partner organisations.


 Health and safety
  • Understand responsibilities and maintain all standards and systems relating to health and safety. This to include involvement in health and safety check and risk assessments. Effective response to emergencies in accordance with procedures.


 General
  • To assist in the general running of the service in relation to administration, reception, tidying & cleaning of communication systems. To promote an inclusive atmosphere and actively promote and value diversity.


 Key work
  • Use person centred approaches to support residents.


 Care Planning
  • To undertake with the manager or senior worker initial assessments & care planning of new referrals. To coordinate a multidisciplinary approach and maintain proper records and assessments. To communicate well with families and/or carers. To comply with department standards and legislative requirements in respect of confidentiality

People Values:

How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining 'who we are'. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do.

We are fair
We treat everyone with compassion, dignity and fairness. We value the views and opinion of others, and promote benefits and opportunities for all.

We are caring
We care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success.

We are collaborators
We work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone.

We are driven
We will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.

Recruiting for Attitude:

Your skills and ability are important however, we recruit as much for attitude as we do experience.

We are looking for people who have the following attributes:

Complex problem-solving
The ability to work within a complex system and find simple solutions and outcomes that deliver real change.

Critical thinking
The ability to challenge the norms through evidence-based approaches using both numerical and critical reasoning and thinking. You can rationalise decision-making and form views quickly and soundly from a range of sources.

Creativity

People management
You can get the best out of people. You have a coaching-style and drive through a commitment to personal and professional development. You are clear in your expectations and have exceptional feedback from your team about their working environment. You recognise and support people as individuals.

Coordinating with others
You have the knack of working well with others.

You have an appreciation of your own presence and approach and can demonstrate how you have developed and continue to develop how you work with others.

You can also recognise how others

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