Day Care Worker

3 weeks ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Age Concern Birmingham Full time

Age Concern Birmingham - Day Care Worker

Day care is an essential service that provides friendly trained staff who provide personalised support on a short or long term basis. The service offers a wide range of inclusive and stimulating activities. Citizens meet new friends and this engagement helps prevent loneliness, whilst also providing respite for their carers.

We have a great opportunity to join our team.

As a Day Centre Worker, you will be working as part of a dedicated team of fully supported staff who have our citizens emotional and physical wellbeing at the core of all they do.

Hours - 37.5 hours

Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that’s as varied as it is rewarding. As a Day Worker, you’ll help our citizens enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care they deserve, and by showing warmth, compassion and empathy to the clients and their families. You will provide support by encouraging their participation in meaningful activities as well as providing support and companionship.

**What experience do you need?**

Due to our training, you do not need to have previous care experience (although advantageous), however we do need someone who is compassionate, has a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Above all, you’ll be passionate about ensuring our citizens have receive a stimulating quality service

The role is to provide support and assistance with the running of Day Care Centres. Promoting independence and facilitating social interaction for older people within a user led environment. This service operates with a key worker system.
- To deliver quality Day Care services
- To plan and deliver a range of activities
- Support clients’ needs in line with their support plans
- Provide support with meals and refreshments
- Create a stimulating social setting with a focus on independence
- Provide information and support for clients and their families
- To develop and run activities around individual and group requirements which reflect and respond to a person centred approach to wellbeing services.
- To contribute to and support the development of activity programmes supporting citizens with transferable skills.
- To assist in initiating and supporting user and/or carer involvement in all aspects of the services including meetings.
- To undertake any necessary administrative tasks conducive to the centre and at the request of and in support of your line manager.
- To provide 1-1 support and information to citizens and carers with a focus on supporting independence and reducing isolation, to include welfare benefits, welfare support and home adaptions and services.
- To provide information and input for reports as necessary.
- To identify and raise safeguarding alerts where applicable.
- To complete incident and near miss reports where applicable
- To work effectively with staff from other agencies, both statutory and voluntary, in a manner which will benefit the service, citizens and further work of Age Concern Birmingham.
- To uphold data protection and confidentiality at all times in line with Age Concern Birmingham Policies and Procedures.
- To assist with all matters relating to Health and Safety.
- In the absence of the wellbeing manager ensure the smooth running of the wellbeing centre following Age Concern Policies and Procedures.
- To work at all times within the values, Mission Statement and Diversity & Equality Policy of Age Concern Birmingham.
- To undertake additional duties commensurate with the overall purpose of this post, which may arise from time to time.
- To be a member of a wider team of people working co-operatively to foster excellent service provision to older people, their carers and their families.
- To foster good relationships with all Age Concern Birmingham staff and volunteers.
- Liaise with professionals from other agencies and develop and maintain mutually supportive relationships.
- To develop constructive working relationships with volunteers
- To develop confidential and trusting relationships with older people who receive services and with their families and carers.

**Salary**: £18,860.40 per year

Day range:

- Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
COVID RA in place

Work Location: In person



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