Daytime Opportunities Project Worker (DOPW )
Catering Team
1 x 37 hour post - Rhondda Learning Curve
The Learning Disabilities Daytime Opportunity Service is seeking to recruit self-motivated, enthusiastic team member to join our Catering team at Rhondda Learning Curve.
The service has several centres and projects that provide care and support and meaningful daytime opportunities to individuals with learning disabilities to meet their outcomes. Our vision is to support individuals with a learning disability to gain skills for independence in all areas of their lives.
Individuals with Learning Disabilities play a significant role in our Catering Projects.
A range of practical skills such as menu planning including healthy options, food preparation, kitchen hygiene, customer service, ordering stock, and the handling of money can be gained in this environment.
Additional skills and attributes such as personal presentation, social interaction, developing work ethic, commitment to teamwork, good timekeeping and effective communication can also be secured through the opportunities on offer.
Additionally, with the provision of formal training and related certificates will increase individual's confidence, self-worth and in turn employable prospects.
Active participation and the involvement of the individual with a learning disability are central to all delivery.
Previous experience of supporting people with a learning disability in a respectful manner is desirable, but not essential. Candidates will be expected to bring their own life experiences and skills to the role, work without exception to The Code of Professional Practice and have a genuine commitment to delivering the highest standard care and support to individual.
You will be required to use ICT resources effectively, have excellent written and verbal skills to maintain records. Also to communicate effectively with individuals in receipt of the service and with health and social care professionals.
You will be provided with an induction, the provision of Social Care qualifications, ongoing training and supervision to support you to conduct your work to the expected standard in a person-centred outcome focused manner.
You will also be required to adhere to and promote safe working practices and always ensure a safe environment.
You will also be required to undertake any other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the role of a Daytime Opportunities Project Worker.
The successful candidates will join an established Catering team in our core centre in the west area, Rhondda Learning Curve.
For further information please contact
- RCT West: Julie Richards, Day Service Manager on 01443 436937
- RCT West: Judith Enoch, Senior Daytime Opportunities Officer 01443 436937
Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.
In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.
An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.As part of the Council's longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.
In support of the Council's voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.
