Day Opportunities Support Worker (Adults) HCC621838
The closing date is 12 August 2025
Job summary
As a Day Opportunities Support Worker, you'll be supporting young adults with complex learning disabilities, including complex health and physical disabilities, each with their own unique needs, abilities and interests. You'll help them engage in fun, personalised activities that build social networks, promoting choice and inclusion whilst ensuring they are safe and well.
Locks Heath Keystone is a unique service. We are blessed with a bespoke building housing some great facilities, but most of all, we work with some amazing people. We are renowned for working with adults with very severe and complex learning disabilities, and people with complex communication needs who are often considered hard to reach, but we reach them every day!
Main duties of the job
What you'll do:
- Engage in fulfilling personalised activities: Support service users to take part in activities tailored to their individual physical, mental, social and emotional needs, such as cooking, arts and crafts, gardening, bowling, trips to the cinema and sharing their hobbies, as well as sensory based activities making use of our incredible sensory facilities and resources.
- Help with daily living activities: Support service users with eating, drinking, mobility, personal care and medication, ensuring everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
- Provide tailored support: Support wheelchair users with moving and positioning activities, as well as supporting service users who present challenging behaviours through positive behaviour support, following robust induction and training.
- Promote community involvement: Support service users in their involvement in local community projects, helping them to integrate and develop important social networks.
- Build relationships: Establish positive connections with service users, celebrating their achievements and milestones.
About us
Why join us?
- Rewarding work: Make a real difference in the lives of our service users, knowing that you can create a lasting impact while building a great career.
- Career growth and development: We invest in your future. With ongoing development opportunities, youll have the chance to enhance your skills and your career.
- Supportive environment: Work in a friendly and collaborative team who feel proud of the work they do to support people in our community.
- Employee support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
- Competitive benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Details
Date posted
29 July 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£25,186 to £26,244 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
F0017-25-0056
Job locations
Elizabeth II Court
The Castle
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 8UB
Locks Heath Keystone
Heath Road
Locks Heath
Southampton
SO31 6PJ
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire County Council
Address
Elizabeth II Court
The Castle
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 8UB
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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