Direct Payment Worker

East Riding of Yorkshire Council; Beverley; On-site; GBP 3,100 - 3,600; Part time

Job summary

East Riding of Yorkshire Council seeks a Direct Payment Worker to provide 6 hours per week of community-based support for a young girl in Bridlington. You will assist with activities, supervise to ensure safety, and transport to social events, while encouraging social interaction and offering emotional support.

The role requires empathy, patience and strong communication, with DBS/reference checks to be funded by the council.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting an individual with additional needs.
• Flexible to accommodate hours.
• Reliable, patient and caring demeanor.
• Clear and effective communication with carers and family.

Responsibilities

• Assist the individual with accessing activities and spending time in the community.
• Provide high level supervision to keep the young person safe.
• Transport the individual to social activities.
• Encourage social interaction and provide emotional support.

Skills

Patience

Communication skills

Empathy

Tools

Own car

Job description

Direct Payment Worker

Job description

Hours of work

6 hours per week.

About the recipient

The individual is female, 10 years old and resides in Bridlington.

They like colouring, cutting and sticking, playing with toys, going to the park, going shopping and people watching.

They don't like going to the beach, loud noises/music and not being able to see the person they are with, this can make them become upset.

About the role

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Assisting the individual with accessing activities and spending time out in the community.
• A high level of supervision to keep the young person safe.
• Attending/transporting the individual to social activities.
• Encouraging social interaction and inclusion and providing emotional support.

About the candidate

The suitable candidate must:

• Be motivated, proactive and able to work on their own initiative.
• Be patient, caring and understanding.
• Have good communication skills (clear and effective communication).
• Be able to build a positive relationship with the individual to both encourage and support them.
• Have previous experience supporting an individual with additional needs.
• Be flexible to accommodate the hours of work where necessary.
• Must have use of own car, to transport individual to social activities.

DBS/Reference checks will be required for this post - Cost to be met by the local authority.