This is an opportunity to join our bank staff to work in our lively Day Care Centre at Brickhouse Farm Community Centre, Maldon.
The day centre is open 5 days a week, 10am – 3pm
Your role will involve:
· Organising and delivering a programme of activities for our day care centre clients.
· Encouraging clients to participate in activities and interact with others.
· Assisting clients with eating / drinking / toileting if required.
· Ensuring our clients have a safe, enjoyable and stimulating time away from home
You will need to have:
· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
· Compassion and a genuine desire to help others.
· A positive “can do” attitude
We offer:
· The opportunity to support people in need in your community.
· Full induction and training.
· Contributory pension scheme.
A friendly atmosphere and a dedicated team
Location
· Maldon
Salary
· £12.99 per hour
Job Description
Role Purpose:
To assist the Young Carer Club Lead with club nights and the development, provision and promotion of Carer support services.
Key Generic Activities:
Service Delivery:
· Planning, organising and delivering stimulating activities in the Day Care setting.
· Leading agreed activities with groups of clients.
· Encouraging clients to talk and participate in discussions and activities.
· Understanding clients planned outcomes, using a person centred approach, and contributing towards their achievement, identifying when outcomes are not being
achieved.
· Maintaining required quality standards of service delivery.
· Maintaining confidentiality at all times.
· Reporting any changes noticed in clients behaviour, which may reflect health or emotional difficulties and to be aware
of and ensure adherence to individual client care plans, including any special dietary needs.
· Assisting clients with personal care as required, in a discreet and sensitive manner, recognising and respecting their dignity at all times.
· Assisting clients with mobility issues and understanding their needs.
· Helping clients with eating/drinking as required.
· Undertaking the daily cleaning schedule for the Day Care.
· Centre in line with the agreed procedure.
· Delivering continuous improvement in service quality and performance.
· Complying with Day Care Services administrative duties including recording attendance, reporting following sessions and planning the activity programme.
· Carrying out any other duties as directed by the Chief Executive Officer.
Team Working:
· Participating fully in Day Care services activities and tasks alongside other team members.
· Effectively communicating with other team members before, during and at the end of sessions.
· Being supportive to other staff members, showing flexibility where needed.
· Ensuring that all communication channels are open and that information flows up, down and across the team with appropriate reporting to the Manager.
Finance and Administration:
· Ensuring that daily attendance sheets are accurately maintained and submitted within the required timescales.
Safeguarding, Health, Safety and
Risk Management:
· Being responsible for own health & safety matters and within area of responsibility.
· Following risk assessments, and identifying new or changed risks so that they can be managed and mitigated where possible.
· Complying with the risk assessment for the Day Care services sessions and all buildings related to the organisation.
· Ensuring full compliance with Health & Safety requirements including training as requested.
· Ensuring appropriate reporting of and response to near misses and incidents.
· Ensuring appropriate reporting of and response to any safeguarding concerns.
Other:
· Ensuring full compliance with all policies and procedures including but not limited to:
– Financial Procedures
– Safeguarding Policy and Procedures
– Equal Opportunities
– Health & Safety
– Data Protection
· Taking responsibility for self-development, identifying
learning opportunities and attending relevant training.
Person Specification
Experience:
Essential
· Providing support for vulnerable older people / people affected by dementia
Desirable
· Working or volunteering within a charity or voluntary and community sector organisation.
· Organising activities for vulnerable older people / people affected by dementia
Knowledge, Training and Qualifications:
Essential
· Understanding of safeguarding of vulnerable adults
Desirable
· Knowledge and understanding of dementia and best practice in supporting people affected by dementia.
· Undertaking risk assessments.
· NQV Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent professional qualification.
Skills:
Essential
· Excellent listening and communication skills.
Desirable
· Ability to assess needs, identify priorities and review and develop practice.
· Ability to build positive relationships with service users and families.
Personal Qualities:
Essential:
· Empathy for people experiencing dementia and their family carers.
· A positive, non-judgemental and solution-focused attitude.
· Able to work as part of a team.
· Proactive and able to use initiative.
· Able to work flexibly and capable of managing a range of diverse tasks.
· Able to maintain professional boundaries
