Day Service Oficer

DAY SERVICE OFFICER (Buildings) –

Salary range £22,443 - £24,892 pa (37 hpw) experience dependant

Stockport CP is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join a well regarded local disability charity rated as Good with CQC in each of the 5 key lines of enquiry areas. We provide invaluable, tailored support to adults, young people and children living with disabilities within Stockport & surrounding areas. The charity works closely with service users and their parents/carers to offer a range of activities designed to maintain and improve individual’s quality of life by broadening experiences and developing networks in their local and surrounding area.

As a Day Service Officer you will report directly to the Head of Day Services. You will have responsibility for managing, developing and deploying a team of Support Workers who will provide activity groups within a defined building base for disabled service users aged 18+ with complex needs. This will include planning and delivering a service that supports service users in a wide range of building based activities of their choice.

 In additional you will have responsibility for ensuring high standards of support to enable disabled service users to lead a full and active life, including taking a lead on creating a broad range of stimulating and high quality group activities as well as assisting in developing and responding to the changing demands of service users, Government legislation, local authority policies and best practice.

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience of health and/or social care services working within the field of disabilities
• One years’ experience of managing staff including providing staff supervision and day to day monitoring.
• Must hold or be willing to work towards NVQ 4 in Health and Social Care.

Benefits of the Day Service Officer role:

• free onsite parking
• Retail Discount
• Health Care Cash Plan
• Child Care
• Vouchers
• Pension & Cycle to Work Scheme

This Day Service Officer position is subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure, and two satisfactory references, one of which must be from your current or most recent employer.

This Day Service Officer position is subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure, and two satisfactory references, one of which must be from your current or most recent employer.

Due to under-representation in the workforce we would welcome applications from disabled people and any disabled person who meets the minimum criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Closing date: 24.9.2018 (9am)

Interview date: 4.10.2018

If you would like to be considered for the Day Service Officer role please click “APPLY” below