Day Services Officer

3 weeks ago


Blandford Forum, United Kingdom Care Dorset Full time

**Are you ready to play a part in Care Dorset's success?**

Care Dorset is a new Local Authority Trading Company, wholly owned by Dorset Council. You will join a team of around 700 of our colleagues who have been making a positive impact to residents of Dorset since 2015, and in many cases, long before that.

We currently have a great opportunity for a Day Services Officer to join our team at Blandford Connect.

We are a generic adult service, offering a holistic approach that focuses on maintaining our clients' wellbeing, enabling and sustaining independence and encouraging friendships and connections to a support network within their local community.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Supporting the delivery of a varied programme of activities
- Monitoring day to day support of the care team.
- Assessing and monitoring the needs of clients to ensure a person-centred approach.
- Liaising with key partners
- Hold client reviews and support clients to meet their personal goals within their chosen activities/interests.
- Supporting projects and engaging with groups in the community
- Developing individual and group programmes to meet specific objectives
- Maintaining accurate records
- Risk assessments
- Creative
- A team player
- Good general standard level of education.
- English GCSE at grade C or above, or equivalent
- Basic knowledge of Health and Safety
- Strong communication skills
- Good IT Skills
- Accurate record-keeping

**Desirable**:

- Driving licence and vehicle
- Experience of supervising staff
- NVQ3 Health and Social Care
- Knowledge of Direct Payments, In Control, Personalised Budgets
- Experience of using Person Centred Thinking Tools
- Facilitating and motivating individuals and groups within Centres and Community
- Some specialist skills i.e. independent living skills

**Our benefits package includes but is not restricted to**:

- Flexible working patterns
- Recommend a Friend bonus payments
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Enhancements for working unsocial hours
- Career development opportunities
- Employee assistance programme

As you will be working with vulnerable adults and/or have access to significant information about them if you are successful, you will be required to undergo a DBS check. This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

You will join a longstanding team of committed and passionate colleagues working in a person-centred way to meet the needs of our clients. Care Dorset is a Disability Confident Employer.

For more information or a discussion about this vacancy, please contact Sally James, Manager on 01258 480762.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 22.2 per week

**Salary**: £23,194.00-£25,409.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Swanage: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location



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