Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC622110
Salary Range: £25,186 – £26,244 per annum
Work Location: Newman Court, Basingstoke
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Temporary or Permanent
Closing Date: 26 October 2025
The Role:
As a Day Opportunities Support Worker, you’ll be supporting Older Adults with Dementia and age related conditions, such as Parkinsons, Strokes etc. You’ll help them engage in fun, personalised activities that build social networks, promoting choice and inclusion whilst ensuring they are safe and well.
What you’ll do:
What we’re looking for:
You may already have experience of providing care, but it’s not essential – we provide all the training you need to be a great Day Opportunities Support Worker. What’s more important to us is that you have the right values, skills and motivations to enable people to lead full and active lives as independently as possible.
Take a look at our for more information about the Day Opportunities Support Worker role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.
We would love to hear from you about your experience and transferable skills. If you would like to arrange an informal chat to discuss the role and what you can bring to the team, please contact us using the details below
Why join us?
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.
Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Care Assistant, Mental Health Support Worker, Community Support Worker, Home Carer, Disability Support Worker, Health Care Assistant, Activity Coordinator, Day Activities Coordinator, Day Service Facilitator, Day Opportunities Facilitator, Wellbeing Coordinator, Learning Support Assistant, Teaching Assistant, Special Educational Needs Coordinator and SEND Assistant.
Values Based Recruitment:
We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.
Additional Information:
Day Opportunities Support Worker
Vetting Requirements:
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
For general enquiries, please contact
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Nicki Ward, Day Opportunities Manager on .
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. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.
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