Position - Day Centre Assistant

• • Provide care and personal support to adults with physical and sensory disabilities, acquired brain injury and/or challenging behaviour.
• • Support service users who require PEG feeding and undertake intimate personal care tasks.
• • Support and follow plans for service users.
• • Provide social interaction and stimulation for service users by implementing programmes and activities.
• • Promote dignity and respect when providing support and care.
• • Support service users in their personal development.
• • Contribute to the undertaking of risk assessments.
• • Ensure accurate and timely recording of information and report writing and undertake administrative duties as required.

Any Other Duties
This description of the post is intended to provide a basic outline of the primary functions, the post-holder will have additional responsibilities and required to be flexible when agreed in accordance with his/her Manager.  

• 6 months experience in formal care setting
• • Satisfactory Access NI vetting procedure and satisfactory references
• • NISCC registration (by job start date)
• • Full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes

1. Excellent communication skills

2. Good organisational skills

3. Team player and ability to show initiative

4. Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks

5. Empathetic and ensure confidentiality with service user needs and concerns.

Successful applicants must be willing to carry out Enhanced Access NI check. Having a criminal conviction will not necessarily prohibit you from working with Strabane & District Caring Services. This will depend on the information provided and obtained from disclosure certificate, as well as the position applied for. Access NI Code of Practice is available from www.nidirect.gov.uk/publications/accessni-code-practice