Respite Care Assistant – Compassionate Support & Cleaning

At Jacob’s Lodge Respite Unit, we provide respite services for adults with learning disabilities. Joining our supportive team as a General Assistant, you’ll play an essential role in the everyday running of our service. You’ll assist with domestic and laundry duties while building positive connections with our residents. Your dedication, compassion, and commitment to the highest standards will enhance the quality of life and wellbeing of those who need our support.

What you’ll do:

• Cleaning: Maintain cleanliness in communal areas, toilets, facilities and offices to ensure they are clean and welcoming.
• Laundry duties: Carry out laundry tasks with full training provided.
• Build relationships: Establish positive connections with service users, their families, and your colleagues, while sharing our commitment to creating an inclusive culture.
• Infection control and store replenishment: Complete such tasks alongside our maintenance supervisor.
• Maintain paperwork: Assist with daily audit paperwork.

What we’re looking for:

• No experience necessary – we provide all the training you need to be a General Assistant. What’s most important to us is that you have the right values, skills and motivations to ensure that our service users enjoy a safe, comfortable environment and receive the support they need.
• Commitment to excellence: Carry out all tasks to the highest possible standard.
• Passion and dedication: A genuine desire to help others and make a positive difference.
• Empathy and compassion: Understand and share the feelings of others to build trust and provide support.
• Respect and patience: Treat everyone with dignity and respect, and adapt to their individual needs calmly, even in challenging situations.
• Good communication: Clear and effective communication to engage with our service users, including those with specific communication needs, as well as their families and colleagues.
• Self‑motivation and adaptability: Able to work effectively with minimal supervision, remain resilient under pressure and adapt positively to changing situations and demands.

Benefits:

• Rewarding work: Make a positive difference in our service users’ lives, knowing that your efforts can create a lasting impact and enhance their quality of life.
• Training: We provide a full, in‑depth and supportive induction programme along with continuous training and development.
• Supportive environment: Work within an inclusive, friendly, and collaborative team who take pride in their work and value and support each other.
• Ongoing development opportunities: We invest in your future, offering you the chance to enhance your skills and advance your career in the care sector.
• Employee support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• Competitive benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check. Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.