Care Worker - Adult LD Day Services

Job summary

Mowbray Day CentreCare WorkerPermanent, full time 37 hours (Monday to Thursday 8.30 to 4.00 Friday 8.30 to 3.30)

If youre passionate about supporting people to live confidently, creatively, and independently, we would love to welcome you to our caring team at Mowbray Day Centre.

The successful applicant will join a team of staff at the Mowbray Day Centre providing care and support to adults with learning difficulties.

You will be expected to promote the wellbeing, self-confidence, and independence of service users, providing activities that meet serviceusersneeds and interests, create opportunities for social contact and learning opportunities supporting service users to access and make best use of local community facilities.

Main duties of the job

In your day-to-day duties you will be expected to provide care and support to the service user who attend the Day Centre assisting the supervisory team in the delivery of the Centre's timetable of activities.

You will be expected to meet clients' intimate and personal needs and to maintain their privacy and dignity at all times.

You may be expected to provide 1:1 support toa number ofservice users working both in and out of the Centre.

You will act as a Key Worker for some individuals and will be expected to maintain appropriate written records, maintain communication with parents and carers and report any concerns/issues promptly advising supervisor staff/management of any change to care and support arrangements for the service user.

If you hold a driving license, you will be expected to drive the Centre minibus, if you do not have a driving license, you will be expected to act as a passenger escort on the vehicle to meet the transport requirement of the post.

You will administer medicationin accordance with medical advice and service procedures observing best practice.

You should be aware of and comply with relevant legislation's National Standards and Codes of Conduct for Social Care staff.

About us

Who are we looking for?

• You must have a good general education demonstrating literacy and numeracy, if you do not already have a care qualification you will be expected to undertake training.
• Teamwork is essential and you must be able to build positive working relationships, working cooperatively with service user, family's colleagues, and other professionals for the benefit of the service users
• A caring and cooperative attitude is essential; some experience of providing care is desirable.
• You should be reliable, consistent, calm and able to adapt to the needs of the service user.
• You should demonstrate openness, honesty, integrity and respect for service users.
• You should be observant and able to anticipate service user needs.

Northumberland County Councils (NCC) vision is Land of Great Opportunities,for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work.For further information about working for NCC, please visit our websitehere.