Day Service Assistant in Stoke-on-Trent

This is a diverse social care role where every day is different. For adults with learning disabilities, you’ll open the door to lives of independence, fulfilment, and joy. This positive change will be felt across families and throughout the Staffordshire communities we’re proud to serve.

Staffordshire County Council are looking for motivated people who are passionate about providing outstanding care quality for adults with learning disabilities. We specialise in supporting adults with complex needs, profound and multiple learning disabilities, and behaviours that challenge. Our mission is to promote opportunities, independence and choice so individuals can thrive, and our vision is to be leaders in providing innovative and inspirational care and support.

Our Specialist Opportunities provide meaningful activities, sessions and outings either in our centres or across the local community. The service has a strong ethos of promoting independence, outcomes, and wellbeing. You will be expected to work flexibly across the week according to business need. Rotas are subject to change depending on business need. Although this role is based primarily at Moorlands Specialist Day Opportunities in Leek, there may be times when you are expected to work flexibly across Provider Services, including different care settings, delivery approaches, and locations, as required.

• Deliver excellent person-centred support in an innovative, flexible, responsive, and strengths-based manner.
• Act as a Link Worker for the people we support by contributing to the on-going assessment, development, delivery, and review of person-centred support plans.
• Administer medication and support with personal care.
• Deliver the manual handling requirements including use of equipment, physical intervention skills, and active participation in person-centred activities.
• Plan and deliver community outings and activities, including sensory sessions.

• Current driving licence and access to a vehicle and/or proven ability to access all areas of your local community using public transport.
• Be enthusiastic about working with people with learning disabilities and autism.
• Be caring, sensitive and patient while supporting people to be as independent as possible.
• ICT skills to complete digital record keeping.
• Have effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to manage potential and actual aggression in a sensitive way and remain calm in challenging situations.
• Willing and physically able to support people with personal and intimate care needs and physically able to undertake manual handling tasks.
• A positive outlook on life and able to adapt and respond positively to change.

If you already hold an NVQ level 2 qualification or Care Certificate we would love to hear from you but don’t worry if not, we are happy to support you in gaining the skills and knowledge needed for this qualification. Please note that this role will require an enhanced DBS check and a pre-employment health assessment as part of the onboarding process. Due to recent changes in legislation (effective 22 July 2025), this role is not eligible for sponsorship.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities. As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers, we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application.