Day Duty Assistant

Seven Social Care is looking for several Day Duty Assistants start a new role in Blackpool. This is initially a temporary post for 3 months with the possibility of placement extension.

The role:

You will provide a monitoring, emergency mobile response, advice, and support service within a 24hr service to vulnerable adults both inside and outside Blackpool who are connected to the service via communication equipment. You will help provide an out of hours contact and response service for all members of the public for all Blackpool Council’s out of hours services and to liaise with all Blackpool’s 24 hour services on their behalf.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide standard interventions such as welfare checks, advice, guidance, and direct support to service users.

Provide an emergency response to medical and or other emergency situations to people in their own homes routinely and in emergency situations and alongside statutory emergency services.

Provide personal assistance to service users in distress. This may involve lifting and or administering first aid, working directly with vulnerable service users.

Liaise and coordinate with external and internal partners and agencies on day to day service issues.

Receive and respond to requests for advice, assistance from members of the public and / or other agencies outside core hours.

Applicant Requirements:

Experience: Understanding of the needs of vulnerable adults

Qualifications: GSCE or NVQ2 or equivalent in English

Compliance: Up to date enhanced DBS on the update service, Right to work in the UK.

Hours: 37 hours a week

Travel: Hold a Full UK driving license and have regular use of a car

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