Day Opportunities Support Worker

**About The Role**:
Daylight is a day service that supports adults with learning disabilities. Some of the people who attend the service have additional physical support needs and can also be on autism spectrum disorder. The post is a full-time vacancy where staff are required to work 35 hours a week between Monday and Friday. As a support worker you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that p[people who attend the service have quality needs led service and make a real difference to people’s lives.

**Responsibilities**

As a support worker you will be key working people where you will be the main link between the service and the parents or the carers. You will be responsible for all communications between the families, carers and the care managers. You will also be planning ad running activities as chosen by the people who attend the service.

**Requirements**:
You must have a minimum of one years’ experience of working in a care setting preferably within the learning disability sector. You should also have the experience of working with people who may fall within the Autism Spectrum. You should be familiar with the various communication systems mainly understanding and experience of using Makaton. You must be physically fit and able to undertake various physical roles ranging from supporting with the wheel chairs and providing personal care.

**Employee Value Proposition**

Change the future - As a support worker you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that the people you work with are supported to maintain their skills and learn new skills to maintain and develop their independence. You will also look at the new methods in delivering need led services. Your role as a support worker and the key worker goes beyond today and the immediate future of the people. It should contribute to the future development of the services and making people less reliable on the services and be able to manage their lives.

Be part of the team - As part of the Adult Social Care department you will be working together and collaboratively with other departments to ensure that the service we provide and develop is seamless and meeting the present and future needs of the people. You need to ensure that every little contribution by you is a piece in the bigger service jigsaw.

Make an impact - You are expected in your role as support worker to ensure that every little contribution from you is making a real difference to the lives of the people you are supporting and becomes a recognised contribution which=h can become a normal standard of the service.

Invest in you - Islington Council is committed to develop professional standards and in doing so is committed to provide its work force the best training and and when identified by its workforce. You will be supported in your fist few months with induction and training opportunities and this support will continue all through your career in Islington.

Benefits - You will have enough training opportunities. You will also have the free confidential counselling service if you require. As part of the well being you can also join local gyms at discounted rate. Islington Council is committed to support and empower its work force.

We look forward to hearing from you.

**For further information or for an informal conversation about the post, please contact**:
Lakhvinder Bhogal

07584370840

**Working for the team, service and our organisation**:
Islington is a place rich with diversity and culture. As a council our sense of purpose couldn’t be clearer: we serve. It’s in the logo. We are committed to challenging inequality in the borough and as one of the largest employers we know that to look after the place and the planet, we have to look after our people. **Together we can change the future.**

We are determined to create a more equal Islington, where everyone who lives here has an equal chance to thrive.

To do this, everyone who works at Islington Council lives by a set of values which guide us in everything that we do: collaborative, ambitious, resourceful, and empowering. They spell out ‘CARE’, which is what we think public service is all about.

Watch our video to hear more about our mission and how you can help us achieve it from the Leader of the Council, Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz.

**Recruitment information**

**Please note**: Priority will be given to those at risk of redundancy within Islington Council. Current employees who are part of the redeployment pool must meet the essential criteria for shortlisting to be prioritised.