Job Title: Day Care Worker

Location: Day Care Centre, Aaron House, 40 Roseneath Gardens, Dundonald

Service: Disability Services

Salary Scale: £12.60 (no QCF),

£12.66 (with QCF level 2 Health & Social Care)

£12.70 (with QCF level 3 Health & Social Care)

Hours: 2 posts: 20 hours per week (shifts: 9am – 1pm & 12pm – 4pm)

Responsible to: Service Manager

MAIN FUNCTION OF JOB

As a Day Care Worker, you will be expected to work as part of the Day Care Team to deliver a range of activities, develop and adapt activities to enable all Service Users to participate, individually and as part of a group. To assist, with the day care staff team the delivery of a specific programme of activities, care and support which will provide each day care service user with the opportunity to work on developing to their full potential.

The day care centre is a small unit providing day care for adults with mild, severe and profound learning disabilities. It accommodates up to 9 service users per day with a maximum of 4 wheelchairs per day due to the confines of space. The primary aim is to assist all service users to meet their full potential with the primary motivating factor being that people matter to God.

CRITERIA

QUALIFICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Knowledge and understanding of the needs of people with learning disability and principles of care
GCSE English and Maths at Grade C – or equivalent
Good computer skills with a competency using Microsoft Office, Outlook programmes, TEAMS

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Essential

Previous experience of working with individuals who have complex and profound needs, e.g., day care centre, education, health and social care
Experience of working in a caring environment directly with an adult client group

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential

Be willing to work additional hours to fulfil the requirements of the Day Care Centre (within Working Time Regulations)
Must be willing to behave in a manner which respects the Christian ethos of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Be willing to register with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council and to maintain registration

In order to apply for this position, you need to complete an application for and monitoring form which are available for download at www.presbyterianireland.org/socialcarejobs or can be requested by emailing personnel@presbyterianireland.org or phoning 02890417255.

Closing date for receipt is 4pm on Tuesday 20^th May 2025. Please note the job may close earlier if there are sufficient applications. We do not accept CVs as a form of application.

Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this post.

We are an equal opportunities employer

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