Direct Payment Worker

East Riding of Yorkshire Council; Beverley; On-site; GBP 4,400 - 6,000; Part time

Job summary

East Riding of Yorkshire Council seeks a Direct Payment Worker to support a young person with Autism in Beverley. This is an external vacancy not employment with the Council.

You will encourage engagement, support social skills, and help keep the individual safe in the community, with occasional travel to activities and appointments.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Be a team player and able to work effectively alongside another worker.
• Must have use of own car, to transport individual to social activities

Responsibilities

• Encouraging them to engage in activities.
• Helping to improve their social skills.
• Settling and supporting the individual.
• Keeping them safe in the community.
• Helping to fulfil their potential and aspirations.
• Attending/transporting the individual to social activities and appointments.
• Encouraging social interaction and inclusion and providing emotional support.

Skills

Communication skills

Patience

Independent worker

Team player

Own car

Job description

This is an external vacancy and is not employment with East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

8 hours term time and 14 hours in school holidays (2:1 staffing ratio).

About the recipient

The individual is male and resides in Beverley. They require a dedicated and suitable person to support them due their complex needs associated to their Autism diagnosis.

They like/enjoy:

• Musical toys, especially instruments like a xylophone.
• Looking at books and turning pages.
• Bubbles and balloons.
• Building blocks and sensory play (e.g. banging objects together)
• Favourite shows/characters such as Mr Tumble and Flop (from Bing).
• Playing outside, going to the park, and being active.
• Familiar people and simple interaction games like hide and seek.

They don’t like:

• Loud noises and bright lights.
• Crowded or busy environments.
• Hair care such as washing, brushing or cutting.
• Dogs.
• Walking long distances or unfamiliar places without his pushchair.

About the role

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Encouraging them to engage in activities.
• Helping to improve their social skills.
• Settling and supporting the individual.
• Keeping them safe in the community.
• Helping to fulfil their potential and aspirations.
• Attending/transporting the individual to social activities and appointments.
• 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.
• Be a team player and able to work effectively alongside another worker
• 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.

Children and Young People, Specialist Services Direct Payments is an in-house service provided by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council to support families of Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities to fulfil their potential and aspirations.

Whilst caring experience is always useful, you don’t necessarily need to have worked in care to be a great Direct Payment Worker, the right attitude and a person-centred approach is more important.

Travel

Some travel across East Riding of Yorkshire may be required, applicants must be able to transport themselves.

DBS/Medical check

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check.

Direct Payment Worker