About the role
You will be required to create and lead sessions based on customers interests and hobbies.
You will also be required to support personal care and follow the support needs through a care plan.
You will need to be person centred, reliable, enthusiastic, and high motivated with good organisational skills.
What will you be doing?
Supporting customers to be as independent as possible, through activities, you will need to follow care plans and complete daily paperwork. You will be to adovcate on behalf of the customer to meet their needs and wishes.
This job role can be quite physically demanding therefore you need to be physically fit to undertake these duties.
Customer access the community, and a current driving licences is desirable but not essential
Their will be a requirement to provide personal care
About you
We are looking looking for someone who is, motivated, enthusiastic, reliable and person centre, previous experience of working with adults with a learning disability is desirable bur not essential.
Our benefits
We offer:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (27 days, rising to 32 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
About us
We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country. Our vision for North Northants is to be 'A place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life'.
Our priorities are:
- helping people live active fulfilled lives
- caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
- enabling a thriving and successful economy
- leading on a green and sustainable environment
- ensuring our communities are connected do they can shape their lives and where they live
- providing modern public services
Our values, as chosen by our staff, are - Customer-focused, Respectful, Efficient, Supportive and Trustworthy.
Your differences make us different - Achieve Together.
We are undertaking consultation with the Trade Unions on terms and conditions and the future NNC pay structure and during this time are appointing new employees on interim spot salaries. You will be advised of the outcome and any impact on your role once this work is complete.
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