Direct Payment Worker

East Riding of Yorkshire Council; Hedon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is seeking a Direct Payment Worker to support a male client with mobility and communication needs living near Hedon. The role requires patience, reliability, and the ability to work proactively with minimal supervision.

The successful candidate will assist with movement, transfers and daily activities, accompany the client to social events and appointments, and manage transport.

Qualifications

• Be motivated, proactive and able to work on own initiative.
• Be patient, caring and understanding.
• Have experience in moving and handling.
• Be a car driver with business insurance and a wheelchair-accessible vehicle.
• Good communication skills and ability to build positive relationships.
• Flexible to accommodate hours as needed.

Responsibilities

• Support movement with aid in the home.
• Assist with transfers, dressing and showers.
• Help access activities and spend time in the community.
• Transport to social activities and appointments.

Skills

Moving & handling

Communication

Flexible hours

Driver license

Independent work

Job description

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

The individual is male in his 40’s and resides near Hedon, within 5 miles. He requires a dedicated support worker as he has had speech and mobility loss, he is working with specialist teams and making good progress in learning to talk and walk again. He also has short term memory loss. Currently he uses a manual wheelchair and is unable to self-propel so will require a personal assistant who will be able to move him when in the chair. There are plans for him to have an electric wheelchair, but this is not yet in place.

About the role

The successful candidate will be responsible for –

• Support with movement with the use of aid in the home.
• Support with holding his legs when undertaking transfers, getting dressed, having showers or attempting to mobilise for transfers.
• Assisting the individual with accessing activities and spending time out in the community.
• Attending/transporting the individual to social activities and appointments.

Hours

Monday to Friday- occasional weekends may be required.

09:15 to 13:00 (12:45 on one day)

Flexibility is required due to appointments – notice will be given

Additional hours may be available as there is a PM post, holiday/sickness cover may be required if possible

About the candidate

The suitable candidate must: -

• Be motivated, proactive and able to work on their own initiative.
• Be patient, caring and understanding.
• Have experience in moving and handling.
• Be a car driver, with business insurance. Car must be able to accommodate the wheelchair.
• Have good communication skills (clear and effective communication).
• Be able to build a positive relationship with the individual to both encourage and support them.
• Be flexible to accommodate the hours of work where necessary.

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

The Direct Payments Support Service is an in-house service provided by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The service promotes independent choice and inclusion, allowing our service users to employ their own care and support as needed. We support many individuals with varying abilities, assisting with advertising and recruitment for a range of roles including support workers, carers and personal assistants.

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

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